UK GDP grows 0.2% in April

Up from 0.3% drop in March

Elliot Gulliver-Needham
clock • 1 min read
The ONS said that the services sector was the main contributor to the uptick in growth, having expanded 0.3%.
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The ONS said that the services sector was the main contributor to the uptick in growth, having expanded 0.3%.

UK GDP increased by 0.2% in April, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said, following the 0.3% contraction it witnessed in March.

The ONS said the services sector was the main contributor to the uptick in growth, having expanded 0.3%. Consumer-facing services saw an especially large boost, growing 1% in April compared to a...

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