UK construction slide barely slows in October - PMI
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LONDON (Reuters) - British construction activity shrank for the sixth month in a row in October, and at one of the fastest rates since the 2009 financial crisis, as Brexit worries and a general economic slowdown held back growth.The IHS Markit/CIPS construction PMI rose to 44.2 in October from 43.3 in September, roughly in line with economists' forecasts in a Reuters poll, but this was still the third-lowest reading since 2009 and pointed to a fall in output."UK construction companies..