THE UK's dominant services sector grew by only 0.1% in October, according to official figures which did little to ease fears of a "triple-dip" in UK gross domestic product in the current quarter.
The Office for National Statistics revealed the marginal services sector expansion as it revised down its figure for GDP growth in the third quarter from 1% to 0.9%.
This still-strong growth in the third quarter was aided by the London 2012 Olympics.
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