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SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 2022
UK economy, gearing up for recovery, grows more than expected in March

Global Economy

Reuters
12 May, 2021, 12:40 pm
Last modified: 12 May, 2021, 12:43 pm

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UK economy, gearing up for recovery, grows more than expected in March

Reuters
12 May, 2021, 12:40 pm
Last modified: 12 May, 2021, 12:43 pm
Customer shops inside as retail store Primark in Birmingham, Britain reopens its doors after a third lockdown imposed in early January due to the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, April 12, 2021. REUTERS/Carl Recine
Customer shops inside as retail store Primark in Birmingham, Britain reopens its doors after a third lockdown imposed in early January due to the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, April 12, 2021. REUTERS/Carl Recine

Britain's economy grew by a stronger-than-expected 2.1% in March from February, gathering speed for what is expected to be a sharp bounce-back this year after its deep coronavirus slump of 2020, official data showed on Wednesday.

Economists polled by Reuters had expected monthly growth of 1.3%.

In the first three months of 2021, when the country was under a third coronavirus lockdown, gross domestic product shrank by 1.5%, the Office for National Statistics said, in line with the Bank of England's latest forecast.

The BoE also said last week it expected the world's fifth-biggest economy would recover quickly as coronavirus restrictions are lifted to grow by 7.25% in 2021 as a whole.

"Despite a difficult start to this year, economic growth in March is a promising sign of things to come," British finance minister Rishi Sunak said.

"As we cautiously reopen the economy, I will continue to take all the steps necessary to support our recovery."

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