UK economy grew by 0.6% between April and June, says Office for National Statistics

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The UK economy continued its recovery from recession at the end of last year as growth extended over the latest quarter, according to official data. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.6% between April and June,

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00:00Hello, my name is Greg Wright. I'm the Deputy Business Editor of the Yorkshire Post and here

00:05are your headlines for this morning. The Office for National Statistics said gross domestic product

00:11increased by 0.6 percent between April and June. This was in line with the Economist's

00:18forecast and is a welcome boost for the new Chancellor, Rachel Reeves. The ONS said there

00:24was no economic growth recorded in June as weakness in services was offset by improvements

00:30in the manufacturing sector. There's an update this morning which shows that gross domestic

00:36product increased by 0.6 percent between April and June. My name is Greg Wright and I'm the Deputy

00:43Business Editor of the Yorkshire Post.

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