(In case you don't know, the UK services PMI is a monthly measure of productivity in the UK services industry. It accounts for two thirds of economic output in Britain, and so is crucial in determining UK growth.) This month UK services took market forecasts, chopped them into small chunks with onions and carrots, fried them, and ate them for dinner. The PMI hit 56.0 (releases above 50.0 mean growth and the higher the better.) This compares to 54.0 the month before, and expectations of a slowdown to 53.5. It’s a 10 month high for UK services, and the biggest single jump on record. Great! Of course, before this, economists thought Britain would soon be re-entering recession. The economy … [Read more...] about UK to dodge the recession bullet?