UK economy grew 0.1% in August, ONS says
The UK economy grew 0.1% in the month to August, according to the Office for National Statistics, and CNBC says that beat expectations.
The U.K. economy grew by 0.1% in the month to August, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported. BBC News and CNBC both give the 0.1% figure.
CNBC describes the result as better than expected. The reports do not say what forecasters had predicted.
BBC News links the figure to Healey's first Budget, which it says is still to come. The reports give no further detail on that.
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- BBC NewsUK economy grew 0.1% in August ahead of Healey's first BudgetThu, Oct 15, 2:07 AM EDT
- CNBCUK economy grew 0.1% in August, beating expectationsThu, Oct 15, 2:12 AM EDT
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