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Evening Standard
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Jonathan Prynn

UK GDP rises by 0.5 per cent in May

GDP rose 0.5 % in May

(Picture: PA Wire)

The British economy grew by a faster than expected 0.5 per cent in May, official GDP figures reveal today.

Output was boosted by a big rise in activity in the health service as patients rushed to book appointments with NHS GPs after the lifting of Covid restrictions.

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