UK's economic recovery from Covid-19 crisis continues

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Britain's recovery from the coronavirus pandemic continued for a third month in a row in July as shops reopened and manufacturing activity resumed but the economy has recovered little more than half the ground lost since the onset of the crisis.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 6.6% in July compared with the previous month, continuing a rebound from the Covid-19 crisis as lockdown measures were relaxed.

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