The U.K. economy grew by 1.8% in May as the country began to gradually ease lockdown measures, official figures revealed Tuesday.
Economists polled by Reuters had expected a rebound of 5.5% on the month.
The reading comes after a 20.4% monthly contraction in April, the country’s sharpest on record, during the height of its widespread coronavirus restriction measures which ravaged economic activity.
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