Economy records 0.3% growth in November

The UK system recorded maturation of 0.3% successful November, according to authoritative figures, showing an betterment for output astatine a clip erstwhile households and businesses were anxiously awaiting details of the budget.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported an betterment for concern accumulation connected the erstwhile period amid the phased restart of manufacturing astatine Jaguar Land Rover aft August's cyber attack.

The ONS measured maturation connected a rolling three-month ground astatine 0.1% - a emergence connected the upwardly revised zero maturation covering August-October.

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Economists person partially enactment that show down to paralysis caused by the build-up to a budget dominated by signals of much symptom to come, including an income taxation hike.

Private assemblage surveys person suggested that user spending picked up pursuing guidance, successful mid-November, that the chancellor had backed distant from imposing that measure.

The ONS information supported that presumption arsenic services - the ascendant unit down the UK system - was the lone large assemblage to amusement maturation astatine the backmost extremity of the September-November window.

ONS manager of economical statistic Liz McKeown said: "The system grew somewhat successful the latest 3 months, led by maturation successful the services sector, which performed amended successful November pursuing a anemic October.

"This was partially offset by a autumn successful manufacturing, wherever three-monthly maturation was inactive affected by the cyber incidental that impacted car accumulation earlier successful the autumn.

"However, information for the latest period amusement that this manufacture has present mostly recovered.

"Construction contracted again, registering its largest three-monthly autumn successful astir 3 years."

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