Northern Ireland's services sector continues to grow in May, but construction, manufacturing and retail faltered, an Ulster Bank survey suggests
The service industry is wide-ranging, encompassing catering, beauty treatments, communications, financial advice and IT supportNorthern Ireland's services sector continued to grow in May but construction, manufacturing and retail faltered, a survey suggests.
Ulster Bank chief economist Richard Ramsey said the survey suggests overall business activity has now been growing for four successive months, although May's performance was "the slowest rate of expansion in this sequence". Mr Ramsey said the survey also suggests the rate of inflation is continuing to ease with some firms starting to feel the impact of lower energy prices.
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