Services

US services activity stays strong in July, input costs rise

2026-08-05T22:15:03.000Z
Growth of new businesses weakened to its slowest since March, weighed down by softer domestic demand.

China services growth hits slowest since September 2024: private PMI

2026-08-05T02:53:15.000Z
The annual rise in the index followed a revised 3.4 per cent gain in May.

Japan’s June services producer prices rise as Iran war keeps freight costs high

2026-07-27T00:46:48.000Z
Services drove growth across the three months with computer programming and advertising again leading the way.

UK economy claws back some growth as Burnham prepares to take power

2026-07-16T06:50:49.000Z
Shanghai Disney Resort. In China, Household spending on services, such as travel and entertainment, tends to be stronger than retail sales of goods.

China services gauge fares better than forecast despite slip

2026-07-03T09:26:31.000Z
Prices charged by businesses also rose at the fastest pace in more than three years as they passed on higher fuel costs to customers.

UK services firms report sharpest rise in costs since late 2022

2026-05-06T09:08:59.000Z
Demand in the bloc’s dominant services industry weakened further last month, declining at the sharpest pace since October 2023.

Euro zone services activity slumps in April on weak demand, PMI shows

2026-05-06T08:29:04.000Z
As China has moved up the value-added curve in exports of EVs, robots, drones, solar panels and wind turbines, expansion in knowledge-intensive service exports has followed.

China’s new trade front with the world – services

2026-04-08T22:30:00.000Z
China will cultivate more “China service” brands and push production-oriented services toward specialisation and higher positions in the value chain, Xi was reported as saying.

China’s Xi urges demand-driven growth in services industry 

2026-04-08T04:54:39.000Z