UK economy did not shrink in Q2 as previously thought

But UK has also recovered less from Covid-19 pandemic than earlier estimates suggested

Jon Stone
Policy Correspondent
Friday 30 September 2022 08:25 BST
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The UK economy grew 0.2 per cent in the second quarter of 2022, a slightly more positive performance than previously thought.

The Office for National Statistics on Friday announced that a previous estimate of a 0.1 percent decline in GDP for the period had been revised upwards.

It means the economy did not shrink in the three months to June, has previously had been thought.

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