Service sector downturn 'eases'

figure - cyfra, liczba
Any figure below 50 indicates a contraction in the sector.

to track - śledzić
The index measures what businesses think is happening to the economy and tracks new orders and stock levels.

make up - stanowić, tworzyć
Services, including the public sector, make up about three-quarters of the UK's GDP.

to shed jobs - pozbywać się etatów
pace - tempo
The index showed that companies shed jobs at the fastest pace for more than a decade.

to greet - przywitać, powitać
The data was greeted with cautious optimism by analysts.

glimmer - odrobina (glimmer of hope - "światełko w tunelu")
This is yet another glimmer of hope

Źródło: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7981143.stm