Elevated inflationary pressures and rising fuel bills acted to dampen client sales, whilst also leading to the second-fastest rise in input costs in the survey's near-decade history.
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Job creation accelerated and purchasing activity picked up, whilst firms grew more confident about their output prospects.
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The latest reading indicated a greater slump in operating conditions over July, with the pace of deterioration accelerating to the fastest in almost a year.
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The headline PMI registered below the 50.0 neutral mark for the fifth month running in June.
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