UK continues to feel heatwave effect with GDP growth of 0.7%

The ONS said all three main sectors contributed positively to the growth with services making the largest contribution at 0.42 percentage points, followed by the construction and production industries. Although the growth rate was on a par with the revised growth for the previous three months, the figures remain the highest growth rates since February 2017. The figures were above expectations, with analysts forcecasting growth of 0.6% for the period, on the back of upward revisions to earlier data. Mark Carney: Economic outlook 'clouded by Brexit' GDP growth has continued to pic...