The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has downgraded its outlook for the UK economy.
The US economy grew 2.7% in the third quarter of the year, a significant upwards revision from the first reading of the data.
UK GDP growth for the third quarter of 2012 has been confirmed at 1% by the Office for National Statistics in its second official reading.
The eurozone has officially entered recession, the latest GDP data shows, as growth in core economies was offset by a surprisingly weak figure from the Netherlands.
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UK think-tank NIESR has revised down its growth forecast for the UK next year, despite a strong third quarter which has seen the economy emerge from recession.