Services output growth for August to October 2023 was estimated to have risen by 0.1% when compared with May to July 2023. The main positive contributing sectors over the three months to October 2023 were "professional, scientific and technical activities" (1.2%), "education" (1.1%) "human health and social work activities" (0.5%), with the latter two sections affected by recent industrial action. The main negative contributing sectors over the three months to October 2023 were "other services activities" (down 2.6%) and "arts, entertainment and recreation" (down 1.8%). We estimate that monthly services output ... (full story)