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The technology sector recorded the biggest declines.
In June all titles across the sector recorded both monthly and annual sales falls, some double digit.
Updated at 11.15am BST 9.32am BST UK services sector grows Good news for the UK economy: Britain's services sector recorded its strongest expansion in seven months in March.
The latter sector recorded its fastest growth in business volumes since February 2006 and was the main driver of the overall acceleration, the survey found.
Levels of output, new orders and employment in the manufacturing sector recorded unprecedented declines last month while price pressures eased, according to the latest survey from the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply/Markit.
The business services and finance sector recorded healthy 1% growth in the first quarter and manufacturing also grew solidly by 1.1%, helped by stronger exports.
The figure equals a record high for the first quarter of 2003, while the finance and business sector recorded its highest figure, +28%, since records began in 1998 and 13 percentage points up on last year.
The services sector recorded an improvement in its trade balance, but the ONS pointed out that the UK continued to rely heavily on the financial services industry to pay its way in the world.
"The manufacturing sector recorded a modest rise in employment while services maintained job numbers.
The activity index for the sector recorded 60.3 in September, which was marginally down from August's near seven-year high of 60.5.
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