Pace of economic growth picked up last quarter
The UK economy grew by 0.6% last quarter, increasing at a slightly-faster rate than at the start of the year.
Economic growth in the three months to June came in ahead of analysts' expectations of 0.5%, which itself was just above the first-quarter figure of 0.4%.
The figure was boosted by a strong start to the quarter, and only just captured the EU referendum date and its immediate impact.
It is the 14th consecutive quarter of economic growth stretching back to the start of 2013.
Scott Knowles, chief Executive of East Midlands Ch... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
