UK Private Output Rises Most in 21 Months in World Economy News 05/02/2026 The UK S&P Global Composite PMI rose to 53.7 in January of 2026 from 51.4 in the previous month, revised slightly downward from the preliminary estimate of 53.9 but remaining sharply above the initial market expectations of 51.5. The result reflected the sharpest expansion in the UK private sector output, supported by both the services sector (54 vs 51.4 in December 2025), while that for manufacturers rose markedly to a 17-month high (51.8 vs 50.6). Total new orders received by the private sector rose to a third month in the last four, supported by an improvement in export sales. However, rising labor costs drove private sector job counts to fall at a faster pace. On the price front, input cost inflation slowed compared to the end of the previous year, but improving demand conditions drove output charges to accelerate. Looking forward, business activity expectations improved for a second straight month. Source: Trading Economics 2026-02-05 hellenicshippingnews... window.___gcfg = {lang: 'en-US'}; (function(w, d, s) { function go(){ var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], load = function(url, id) { if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.createElement(s); js.src = url; js.id = id; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }; load('//connect.facebook.net/en/all.js#xfbml=1', 'fbjssdk'); load('https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js', 'gplus1js'); load('//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js', 'tweetjs'); } if (w.addEventListener) { w.addEventListener("load", go, false); } else if (w.attachEvent) { w.attachEvent("onload",go); } }(window, document, 'script')); tweet Share