The UK's overall GDP growth forecast is at "significant risk" if business investment is not as robust as the Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR) predicts, ministers warn.
The UK Government's net borrowing was £14.5bn in June, marginally below the shortfall of £14.7bn one year earlier but still worse than economists had expected.
China's GDP growth rate slowed to 10.3% in the second quarter, down from 11.9% the previous quarter, as the Government made efforts to cool the overheating economy.
The UK economy is recovering but progress is sluggish, the latest GDP figures from the Office for National Statistics suggest.