UK economic growth falls to 0.3% in Q2 with 'little sign of improvement'

June figures revised to 0.4%

Linus Uhlig
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UK economic growth falls to 0.3% in Q2 with 'little sign of improvement'

The UK economy expanded by 0.3% in the second quarter of this year, spelling another headache for chancellor Rachel Reeves.

While the 0.3% figure from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) came in above expectations of 0.1% from economists polled by Reuters, this marked a sharp fall from the 0.7% growth posted in Q1....

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