Article 6F5RG UK economy makes stronger recovery from pandemic than first thought

UK economy makes stronger recovery from pandemic than first thought

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Richard Partington Economics correspondent
from Economics | The Guardian on (#6F5RG)

Revisions to figures show stronger performance than Germany and France but momentum starts to stall

The UK economy made a faster recovery from the Covid pandemic than previously estimated, according to revisions to official figures revealing a stronger performance than Germany and France.

In a boost for Rishi Sunak before the Conservative party conference in Manchester beginning this weekend, revised figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed gross domestic product was 1.8% above pre-pandemic levels at the end of the second quarter this year.

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