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Evening Standard
Holly Williams

UK growth slowed sharply in second quarter, ONS confirms

The ONS said the UK economy grew by an unrevised 0.3% between April and June (PA) - (PA Wire)

The UK economy grew by an unrevised 0.3% between April and June as official figures confirmed a marked slowdown from the first quarter, but revealed growth was better than first thought throughout much of last year.

Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed second quarter growth remained unchanged from its earlier estimate, at 0.3%, marking a steep pull-back from 0.7% expansion in the first three months of the year.

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