the UK economy has grown after a two month period of stagnation, new figures reveal.
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rose by 0.2% in August, the Office for National Statistics said.
It comes after the economy showed no growth during in June and July.
However, quarterly figures show that GDP still increased 0.5% in the second quarter of this year.
Services output was the main contributor to the growth in the three months to August, rising by 0.1%. There was also a 1.0% increase in construction output, while production output showed no growth over this period.
Liz McKeown, ONS director of economic statistics at the ONS, said: “All main sectors of the economy grew in August, but the broader picture is one of slowing growth in recent months, compared to the first half of the year.”
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