UK GDP increased 0.8% and manufacturing up 1.3% in Q1

Posted on 29 Apr 2014 by Tim Brown
UK manufacturing positive despite April order fall, says CBI

The UK economy grew by 0.8% in the first quarter of 2014, while UK manufacturing output grew by 1.3%, according to the latest figures.

It marks the fifth consecutive period of GDP growth – the longest positive run since the financial crisis. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) also said the economy is still 0.6% smaller than its 2008 peak. Chancellor George Osborne said Tuesday’s figure showed that “Britain is coming back”, but that the recovery could not be…

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