UK firms see fourth-quarter pickup, expect slowdown in early 2018 - CBI

LONDON (Reuters) - British businesses reported a pickup in growth in the three months to December but they expect a slowdown in early 2018 as high inflation takes its toll on households, the Confederation of British Industry said on Thursday.

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