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British Economy Grew as Household Spending Rebounded


November, 24 2017
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The UK household expenditure bounced back while growth for business investment tend to last longer that help the British economy to boost in Q3.


The Office for National Statistics (ONS) presented 0.4 percent increase in the second estimate of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) compared with the 0.3 percent acquired during the July-September period.


Private consumption remained buoyant for some time and rebounded from 0.2% to 0.6% in Q2 amid the continued squeeze on family finances that started with high inflation level and slackening wage growth. The increasing performance was supported by new car sales that declined during April and June on the back of forking out money by some people in the first three months of 2017 intended to get away from tax adjustment regarding high-polluting vehicles


Also, business investment expanded in the third quarter with only 0.2% rise, reaching £45.8 billion ($60.8 billion) versus £45.7 billion ($60.7 billion) acquired from three months earlier. Nevertheless, the powerhouse services sector of UK showed declining figures to its four-year low of 1.4 % from three months to September versus last year.


The revision was released upon issuing a gloomy GDP outlook from the fiscal watchdog of UK. While UK public finances in Wednesday’s Budget downgraded the growth forecasts and planning to have higher government debt.


On the other hand, the sterling slides to 0.1% compared to the American dollar at 1.33, showing 0.35 lower in the single European currency at 1.12 after the announcement.


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