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UK economy showed surprise 0.5% growth before Iran war

ONS figure for February suggests Britain was gaining momentum before conflict dashed hopes of recoveryBusiness live – latest updatesUK GDP expanded by a stronger than expected 0.5% in February, official figures show, suggesting the economy was gaining momentum before the onset of war in the Middle E...

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by Heather Stewart
UK economy showed surprise 0.5% growth before Iran war

ONS figure for February suggests Britain was gaining momentum before conflict dashed hopes of recovery

UK GDP expanded by a stronger than expected 0.5% in February, official figures show, suggesting the economy was gaining momentum before the onset of war in the Middle East dashed hopes of recovery.

The jump, reported by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), was significantly bigger than the 0.1% forecast by economists. January’s flatlining figure was also revised up, to 0.1% growth.

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