UK economy grew by just 0.1% in third quarter after hit from JLR cyber-attack
by Heather Stewart Economics editor from on (#71E9T)
Figure undershoots forecasts, with Jaguar Land Rover hack helping to pull September GDP down by 0.1%
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Amid disappointing UK growth, how can Reeves escape the doom loop?
The UK economy expanded by just 0.1% in the quarter from July to September as the crippling cyber-attack on Jaguar Land Rover hit manufacturing.
The latest official figures, issued as Rachel Reeves prepares for a crunch budget on 26 November, show gross domestic product fell by 0.1% in September as car production was dragged to a 73-year low by the fallout from the hack.
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