The current component of the EBCI pulled back sharply in July, but remained above the level indicative of conditions conducive to growth at 53.8. The 15.4 point fall from the previous month was the steepest such decline since December 2015, but was less a sign of deteriorating conditions than of hitting a plateau as all of the change was attributable to a substantially greater share of respondents noting that conditions were unchanged.

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