UK economy returns to growth as carmakers end Brexit shutdown
by Richard Partington Economics correspondent from Economics | The Guardian on (#4JVV9)
GDP rose by 0.3% in May from a month earlier, says Office for National Statistics
The British economy pulled out of a one-month downturn to return to growth in May as carmakers resumed production in the wake of shutdowns for the original Brexit deadline.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said UK GDP rose by 0.3% from a month earlier, when stoppages at car plants resulted in negative growth of 0.4%.
Gross domestic product (GDP) measures the total value of activity in the economy over a given period of time.
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