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UK economy recovery slows in August despite eat out scheme

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The UK economy grew by 2.1% in August as the pace of recovery slowed, the Office for National Statistics has said.


The 2.1% rise in GDP was significantly below the 4.6% analysts had been expecting and a major slowdown from the 6.4% expansion in July and 9.1% in June.


It came even as the UK Government tried to encourage people back out into normality, paying half of their restaurant bills on some days in August as part of the Eat Out to Help Out scheme.


The level of output has not fully recovered from the record falls seen across March and April and is still 9.2% below the levels seen in February, before the full impact of the pandemic.


The ONS’s deputy national statistician for economic statistics Jonathan Athow said: “The economy continued to recover in August but by less than in recent months.


“There was strong growth in restaurants and accommodation due to the easing of lockdown rules, the Eat Out to Help Out scheme, and people choosing summer staycations. However, many other parts of the service sector recorded muted growth.


“Construction also continued its recovery, with a significant boost from housebuilding. There was limited growth in manufacturing, which remains down on its pre-pandemic level, with car and aircraft production still much lower than the start of the year.”

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