UK economy beats expectations and grows 0.1% in final quarter of 2024

After zero growth in Q3

Sorin Dojan
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The UK economy grew by 0.1% in the final three months of 2024, taking Reuters economists by surprise, who expected GDP to decline by 0.1% over the period.

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