LONDON Customized Toronto Maple Leafs Jersey , Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- Growth in the British services sectoraccelerated slightly in July, according to a survey of purchasingmanagers released on Thursday.
The services PMI from IHS MarkitCIPS showing business activityrose to 53.8 in July, up from a four-month low of 53.4 in June andahead of economists' predictions of 53.6 (above 50 is growth, belowis contraction).
Chris Williamson, chief economist at IHS Markit, which producesthe surveys said the figures suggested the British economy was "oncourse for another steady but sluggish expansion in the thirdquarter", consistent with a 0.3 percent economic growth achieved inthe second quarter.