store uk economy grows 0.5% in three months after brexit vote the gdp figure is driven by growth in the services sector - offsetting slides in construction, manufacturing and agriculture. image credits: publicdomainpictures.net . 




the uk economy grew by 0.5% in the three months after the brexit vote, the office for national statistics (ons) has said. 




the figure for july to september was down from the 0.7% growth recorded in the second quarter of 2016 <u+2013> the months before britain voted to leave the european union. 




but it is more robust than many economists had expected <u+2013> and stronger than the 0.2% forecast last month by the bank of england (boe). 




the higher-than-expected gdp figure was driven by the services sector <u+2013> which accounts for more than 78% of the uk economy <u+2013> which grew by 0.2% in the three months to september.
uk economy grows 0.5% in three months after brexit vote
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