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Britain's services sector grew in December at the slowest pace since the country was last in lockdown, as the spread of the Omicron variant of coronavirus hammered hospitality and travel, a survey ...

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IHS Markit<blockquote>奥密克戎将英国服务业PMI推至10个月低点-IHS Markit</blockquote>\n</h2>\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n<p class=\"head\">\n<strong class=\"h-name small\">Reuters</strong><span class=\"h-time small\">2022-01-06 17:45</span>\n</p>\n</h4>\n</header>\n<article>\n<p><html><head></head><body>Britain&#39;s services sector grew in December at the slowest pace since the country was last in lockdown, as the spread of the Omicron variant of coronavirus hammered hospitality and travel, a survey showed on Thursday.</p><p><blockquote><html><head></head><body>周四的一项调查显示，由于冠状病毒奥密克戎变种的传播打击了酒店业和旅游业，英国12月份服务业增长速度为该国上次封锁以来最慢。</body></html></blockquote></p><p>The IHS Markit/CIPS services Purchasing Managers&#39; Index (PMI) fell to a 10-month low of 53.6 in December from 58.5 in November, according to final data which was a fraction stronger than a preliminary &#39;flash&#39; reading of 53.2.</p><p><blockquote>最终数据显示，IHS Markit/CIPS服务业采购经理人指数(PMI)从11月的58.5降至12月的10个月低点53.6，比53.2的初步“快速”读数略强。</blockquote></p><p>The composite PMI, which includes Tuesday&#39;s more upbeat manufacturing PMI, showed a similar move.</p><p><blockquote>综合PMI（包括周二更为乐观的制造业PMI）也显示了类似的走势。</blockquote></p><p>&#34;Mass cancellations of bookings in response to the Omicron variant led to a slump in consumer spending on travel, leisure and entertainment,&#34; IHS Markit economist Tim Moore said.</p><p><blockquote>IHS Markit经济学家蒂姆·摩尔(Tim Moore)表示：“针对奥密克戎变种的大量预订取消导致消费者在旅行、休闲和娱乐方面的支出大幅下降。”</blockquote></p><p>The last time the index was lower was in February 2020 when the economy was still under lockdown, and restaurants and non-essential shops were closed to the public, but December&#39;s data was above the 50 mark that separates growth and contraction.</p><p><blockquote>该指数上一次走低是在2020年2月，当时经济仍处于封锁状态，餐馆和非必需品商店对公众关闭，但12月的数据高于区分增长和收缩的50大关。</blockquote></p><p>Unlike during the wave of COVID-19 cases last winter - when few Britons had been vaccinated - this year Prime Minister Boris Johnson has rejected new legal restrictions in England, although curbs on hospitality apply elsewhere in the United Kingdom.</p><p><blockquote>与去年冬天COVID-19病例浪潮期间（当时很少有英国人接种疫苗）不同，今年英国首相鲍里斯·约翰逊拒绝了英格兰新的法律限制，尽管英国其他地方也适用对接待的限制。</blockquote></p><p>Many Britons have also followed health advice to limit social gatherings, and the PMI survey showed a slowdown in the growth of business services on top of the much bigger fall in demand for face-to-face consumer services.</p><p><blockquote>许多英国人也遵循健康建议限制社交聚会，PMI调查显示，除了面对面消费服务需求大幅下降之外，商业服务增长放缓。</blockquote></p><p>Services businesses were more upbeat for 2022 as a whole, however, with 55% expecting output to rise compared with 10% predicting a decline, IHS Markit said.</p><p><blockquote>然而，IHS Markit表示，服务业企业对2022年整体更加乐观，55%的企业预计产出将增长，而10%的企业预计产出将下降。</blockquote></p><p>But many economists expect a big squeeze on consumer demand this year from sharply rising inflation, which the Bank of England forecasts will peak at a 30-year high of around 6% in April, just as the government raises taxes on workers.</p><p><blockquote>但许多经济学家预计，今年通胀急剧上升将大幅挤压消费者需求，英国央行预测通胀将在4月份达到6%左右的30年高点，同时政府对工人增税。</blockquote></p><p>The BoE also started last month to raise interest rates from their record-low 0.1% to tackle longer-term price pressures.</p><p><blockquote>英国央行上个月还开始从0.1%的历史低点加息，以应对长期价格压力。</blockquote></p><p>&#34;Many businesses cited the need to pass on escalating costs to clients over the course of 2022,&#34; Moore said, adding that firms faced pressure to raise pay in a competitive job market.</p><p><blockquote>摩尔表示：“许多企业表示，需要在2022年将不断上涨的成本转嫁给客户。”他补充说，在竞争激烈的就业市场中，企业面临着加薪的压力。</blockquote></p><p>Both the &#39;prices charged&#39; and the input costs components of the services PMI in December were well above their levels at the start of 2021, although down from peaks a few months earlier.</p><p><blockquote>12月份服务业PMI的“收费价格”和投入成本组成部分均远高于2021年初的水平，尽管低于几个月前的峰值。</blockquote></p><p></body></html></p><p><blockquote></blockquote></p><p></p>\n<div class=\"bt-text\">\n\n\n<p> 来源：<a href=\"https://finance.yahoo.com/news/omicron-pushes-uk-services-pmi-093023488.html\">Reuters</a></p>\n<p>为提升您的阅读体验，我们对本页面进行了排版优化</p>\n\n\n</div>\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{},"source_url":"https://finance.yahoo.com/news/omicron-pushes-uk-services-pmi-093023488.html","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1198907707","content_text":"Britain's services sector grew in December at the slowest pace since the country was last in lockdown, as the spread of the Omicron variant of coronavirus hammered hospitality and travel, a survey showed on Thursday.The IHS Markit/CIPS services Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) fell to a 10-month low of 53.6 in December from 58.5 in November, according to final data which was a fraction stronger than a preliminary 'flash' reading of 53.2.The composite PMI, which includes Tuesday's more upbeat manufacturing PMI, showed a similar move.\"Mass cancellations of bookings in response to the Omicron variant led to a slump in consumer spending on travel, leisure and entertainment,\" IHS Markit economist Tim Moore said.The last time the index was lower was in February 2020 when the economy was still under lockdown, and restaurants and non-essential shops were closed to the public, but December's data was above the 50 mark that separates growth and contraction.Unlike during the wave of COVID-19 cases last winter - 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