UK economic growth picks up to 0.7% in third quarter

The U.K. economy grew 0.7% in the third quarter of the year, in line with estimates, driven by output in the services sector.

Economists polled by Reuters had been expecting the economy to grow 0.7% from the previous quarter.

The economy grew 1.9% year-on-year in the three months to September

The figures showed a slight improvement from the previous quarter, when gross domestic product grew by 0.5%. In the first quarter, the economy grew by 0.6%.

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