The UK economy grew by 0.7% in the second quarter of 2013, a higher than previously estimated figure, according to latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
The ONS attributed the rise, up from a previous estimate of 0.6% growth, to "small upwards revisions" across a number of industrial groupings. Net trade was responsible for 0.3 percentage points...
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