UK spring surprise: economy expands 0.3% in first quarter

Friday, April 26th 2013 - 07:25 UTC

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Britain has avoided falling into its third recession since the 2008 global financial crisis, after the economy grew by a better-than-expected 0.3% in the first quarter of 2013 compared with the final three months of last year, official data showed on Thursday. Read full article

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Britworker
Good news, long way to go but definitely moving in the right direction finally! Thought it was funny that the B A Herald ran a big headline hoping we were going to dip into triple recession. No headline now I see that we are now showing stronger growth than Germany or France.
Apr 26th, 2013 - 07:56 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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ChrisR
And, British statistics are not bent like our friends (ha, ha) in the Dark Country.

Good news.
Apr 26th, 2013 - 01:16 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Brazilian
Unlike many people here, I truly wish for all economies to do well, because it is the workers who always pay the price of economic crisis.
Apr 26th, 2013 - 02:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Baxter
Good news at last . Now let us hope that Osborne goes for growth . We need the money to increase spending on defense . North Korea , Syria , Iran , Russia and other trouble spots . Now that the USA has decided to withdraw from the world who will stand up to the bullies . Brazil ?
Apr 26th, 2013 - 03:15 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Stevie
Baxter
UK and USA ARE the bullies...
Those you mention merely threatens, but UK and USA bullies.

Of course you fail to see the difference, I never expected your selective vision to manage such obvious light...
Apr 26th, 2013 - 04:15 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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John Troll the 3rd
@4

hahahahahahah. You made my day with your joke. UK the good guys and with money to triple their military to become a superpower?

HAHAHAHAHAHA.

@2

But they were, you will find out soon enough. US statistics are fixed too. As are your interest rates (illegaly). You are nothing special I'm afraid.

And yes you are in your third recession in 5 years. What a joke of an economy.
Apr 26th, 2013 - 05:37 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Islander1
6- evidentally you cannot read english - a plus .3% means that the UK economy is NOT in its 3rd recession in 5 yrs - had the figure been a minus - then yes - get it?
Oh and what is “illegal” about the UK interest rates that are set by an independent board of directors of the Bank of England and NOT a bunch of politicians?

Do also please tell us where in recent times the UK has been the bad guy and invaded somebody against the wishes of the people in that place?
Apr 26th, 2013 - 09:36 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Baxter
5 Stevie . Oh , I presume time must be wasted answering you ! UK and USA
Bullies ? I really do not think that the French , Belgians , Dutch and others thought that as the Glorious Allies threw out the Germans ! Many , many thousands died fighting for freedom . You will find few families in the UK who did not lose a loved one in the War ..
Apr 26th, 2013 - 09:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Stevie
Baxter
I wrote ARE with capital letter, still you are talking about the second world war...
Apr 26th, 2013 - 11:41 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Baxter
Stevie ,thank you for explaining . Will make my weekend more enjoyable .
Apr 27th, 2013 - 12:17 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Britworker
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Are you Argentine? I understand that in Argentina one thing generally means another, but in the UK when your economy is growing you are not in recession.
But I understand that you would like us to be.
Apr 27th, 2013 - 09:21 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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