Services were quite strong, and the result confirms that they're still driving economic growth. There was a modest improvement in manufacturing, although there's still some concern it could drag growth lower.
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This would imply that construction activity may contribute less to overall economic growth this year, and simultaneously add fewer jobs compared to the 260,000 average over the past two years.
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