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Service sector grew in January
The UK service sector grew by 0.8% in January, data from the Office for National Statistics shows.
The biggest increases came from business services and finance; and government services which contributed 0.8% and 0.9% growth respectively.
Between December 2012 and January 2013, output was estimated to have increased by 0.3%. Transport, storage and communications businesses were the largest contributors.
The ONS said feedback from businesses in the distribution, hotel and restaurants sector suggested heavy snow fall had hampered growth.
This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Tom Keighley .
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