'Resilient' UK economy registers 0.4% growth in GDP in Q2 2026

Services buoyed by hot weather

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'Resilient' UK economy registers 0.4% growth in GDP in Q2 2026

The UK economy grew by 0.4% in the three months to June, buoyed by services again offsetting weaknesses in production and construction, but analysts have warned against complacency.

The headline figure was lower than the 0.6% growth in the three months to May, which has been revised down from 0.7%, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures today (13 August), bu...

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