The UK economy has signed 0.1% of the unexpectedly in May

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Despite the expectations of a small utility of analysts, analysts, the Chancellor increased by 0.1 percent with a sign of problems facing Rachel Reveves.

The depreciation for the month increased by 0.1 percent increase by 0.1 percent by economists by Reuters, and by the office for national statistics in April with 0.3 percent contraction in April.

Pounds, dollars, 0.2 percent compared to the dollar, fell to $ 1.35 from the release of the data.

The collateral for the growth of the Labor government is the center for financing Reeves spending plans.

However, the Bank of England, the main growth remains weak, the first quarter has been increased by more than one factor in economic activity, for example, due to seal duties.

The bank has spent the percentage rates in the last month, but markets are prices in a quarter-point chance at the next meeting on August 7.

Director General of Economic Statistics Liz McKeown, “It is noteworthy in production and construction, only partially replaced in services,” he said.

He added that the decline in production is centralized by “oil and gas production, car production and frequent medicinal industry”.

However, the increase was revised by 0.4 percent in March, and up to 0.2 percent in three months, up to 0.5 percent in three months, from the previous three months to 0.5 percent.

McKeown said that this was “the power of the year at the beginning of the year” in the early year in February and March.

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