UK economy makes stronger recovery from pandemic than first thought
by Richard Partington Economics correspondent from 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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