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The UK economy has managed to surpass expectations once again, with GDP showing small but steady growth despite the months of unrest in the Middle East. And yet,

An early summer of heatwaves and sporting events contributed to an upturn in consumer spending that helped GDP remain largely resilient, and employment levels remained ‘relatively benign’. However,

July’s economic data releases showed that UK GDP returned to growth in May, increasing by a modest 0.1% despite the continued impact of the Iran war on energy

On the surface, the last few months of economic data has painted a tentatively hopeful outlook for the UK despite the outbreak of conflict in the Middle East.

Overall, the UK economy fared better than expected in the first quarter of the year. The latest data gave us the first real measure of economic performance since