UK services PMI falls for first time in four months - Markit

Growth in Britain's services sector slowed for the first time in four months in January, dipping just below its long-run average, as businesses battled the sharpest rise in costs in more than five years, a closely watched survey showed on Friday. Britain's economy unexpectedly outpaced all its major peers last year, wrongfooting those who expected an immediate hit from June's Brexit vote, and the spotlight is now on how resilient it will prove this year as price rises start to bite more.