The UK economy grew by 6.6% in July, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the third month in a row it has expanded, but output remains far below pre-pandemic levels, with just over half of the lost output pre-COVID-19 recovered.
The UK's economy is still 11.7% smaller than it was in February and growth in July was smaller than the 8.7% expansion seen in June.
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