AI Data Insight
The latest UK Q3 2026 Services PMI rebounded to 52.1 from 48.8 in the previous Q2 2026 period, outperforming market expectations of 51.8, ending the contraction and returning to expansion territory. A recovery in new orders and input cost inflation falling to a five-month low have driven up business confidence, injecting a shot in the arm for the UK's economic recovery in the second half of the year.