UK economy flat-lines as Brexit 近づくs, 会社／堅いs 削減（する） 職業s -PMI
By Andy Bruce
LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Britain's economy 危険s 立ち往生させるing or 契約ing as Brexit 近づくs and a 全世界の 減産／沈滞 より悪くするs, with 会社／堅いs in the 支配的な services 部門 報告（する）／憶測ing 職業 削減（する）s for the first time in six years and 落ちるing new orders.
英貨の／純銀の slipped to 近づく two-week lows against the dollar after a 主要な 計器 of the world's fifth-biggest economy, the IHS Markit/CIPS UK Services 購入（する）ing 経営者／支配人s' 索引 (PMI), fell to 50.1 in January from 51.2 in December.
That 示すd the PMI's lowest level since July 2016 and was barely above the 50 示す that separates growth from 収縮過程. A Reuters 投票 of 経済学者s had 推定する／予想するd a reading of 51.0.
Britain's economy 反抗するd 予測（する）s from some 経済学者s that it would go into 後退，不況 after the 2016 国民投票 投票（する） to leave the European Union. But growth slowed はっきりと in late 2018 as worries 機動力のある about an abrupt, no-取引，協定 Brexit.
全体にわたる, the 調査する 示唆するd Britain's economy is flat-lining after losing 勢い late last year.
"The 危険 is that activity 軟化するs その上の -- 会社／堅いs will become ますます 危険-averse and 器具／実施する contingency Brexit planning," ING 経済学者 James Smith said.
Tuesday's 人物／姿／数字s are likely to worry Bank of England 公式の／役人s ahead of their 最新の 利益／興味 率 決定／判定勝ち（する） 告示 and new 予測（する）s for the economy on Thursday.
The 報告（する）／憶測 追加するs to other 調印するs that Brexit -- scheduled for March 29, いっそう少なく than eight weeks away -- is taking its （死傷者）数 on 商売／仕事s and 消費者s.
総理大臣 Theresa May, under 圧力 from her own 保守的な Party, wants to 再開する her 撤退 協定 with the European Union to 取って代わる a contested Irish 国境 協定, something Brussels has 拒絶するd.
投資家s are 勧めるing the 政府 to 確実にする an 整然とした 出口 from the club Britain joined in 1973.
On Monday, a Deloitte 調査する of 長，指導者 財政上の officers showed appetite to take on 財政上の 危険 had fallen to its lowest level in nearly a １０年間 予定 to 恐れるs of "the hardest of Brexits" and rising U.S. 保護貿易主義.
That 警告を与える was evident in Tuesday's 調査する, covering the 本体，大部分／ばら積みの of Britain's 私的な 部門 economy.
New orders fell for only the second time since the 財政上の 危機, while 雇用者s 削減（する） 職業s for the first time since late 2012 -- around the last time Britain flirted with 後退，不況.
"The 調査する results 示す that companies are becoming ますます 危険-averse and eager to 減ずる 総計費s in the 直面する of 弱めるd 顧客 需要・要求する and rising political 不確定," Williamson said.
New 輸出（する） orders 契約d at the fastest pace since 記録，記録的な／記録するs for this part of the PMI began in September 2014.
(報告（する）／憶測ing by Andy Bruce; Editing by Catherine Evans)
