Service sector growth to slow next year

Despite the fallout from the slump in oil-related business investment, the service sector enjoyed relatively strong growth over the past two years, mainly because of an acceleration in housing investment. But with housing investment falling now and business investment barely recovering, growth in the services sector is likely to slow next year, constraining the performance of the broader economy.

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