Cold comfort for Rachel Reeves as UK economy clawed back ground with 0.5% growth in February… but that was BEFORE the Middle East crisis erupted ⊖
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The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 0.5 per cent month-on-month in February, following upwardly revised growth of 0.1 per cent in January.
UK economy grew 0.5% in February, beating economists' expectations by a long shot ⊖
Economists polled by Reuters expected U.K. gross domestic product (GDP) to have expanded by 0.1% month-on-month.
China's economy grows faster than expected despite Iran war ○
The better-than-expected GDP data comes as Asian countries have been hit hard by the impact of the conflict.
China’s first-quarter GDP grows 5%, driven by industrial output ⊖
Exports and fiscal stimulus offset a still weak domestic economy
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