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25/07/2014
UK Economy Returns To Pre-Crisis Level
The UK economy has expanded by 0.8% in the second quarter of the year and returned to its pre-crisis peak.
Britain's economy is now bigger than it was before, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
The figure today is only an estimate and subject to revision.
Annually, growth was 3% higher than was measured at the same time last year, and the total output was 0.2% higher than the first quarter of 2008.
Chancellor George Osborne tweeted: "We owe it to hardworking taxpayers not to repeat the mistakes of the past.
"Economy bigger than previous peak in 2008 but long way to go - the Great Recession was one of deepest of any major economy & cost UK 6 years."
(CD/JP)
Britain's economy is now bigger than it was before, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
The figure today is only an estimate and subject to revision.
Annually, growth was 3% higher than was measured at the same time last year, and the total output was 0.2% higher than the first quarter of 2008.
Chancellor George Osborne tweeted: "We owe it to hardworking taxpayers not to repeat the mistakes of the past.
"Economy bigger than previous peak in 2008 but long way to go - the Great Recession was one of deepest of any major economy & cost UK 6 years."
(CD/JP)
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