The dominant sector of Britain's economy is finally running out of steam after the Brexit vote

Britain's services sector, which accounts for more than 75% of the country's GDP, is starting to run out of steam, following a surge since last June's referendum, according to the latest PMI data from Markit and CIPS.The services sector ' which includes everything from banking to waitressing ' drew a reading of 53.3 in the month, significantly lower than the 54.5 reading in January, and below the forecast 54.2 reading."UK service sector firms remained in expansion mode during February, but growth momentum eased further from the 17-month peak seen at the end of 2016," a release from Markit said."The slowdown mainly reflected a softer pace of new business growth, which some respondents linked to more cautious spending among consumers."The purchasing managers index (PMI) figures from IHS Markit are given as a number between 0 and 100.Anything above 50 signals growth, while anything below means a contraction in activity ' so the higher the number is, the better things look for the UK.Here is IHS Markit's chart of the PMIs longer-term trend (note the big drop off since late 2016):Join the conversation about this storyNOW WATCH: This is why Wall Street is able to stay one step ahead of federal investigations
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