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UK Economy Grows 0.7pc in Third Quarter, Defying Pessimistic Forecasts

Official figures show the UK economy expanded by 0.7% in the third quarter, driven by AI trends and consumer resilience despite high energy prices.

4 publishers · 7 articles · first seen 12 Nov 2026 · updated 2h ago

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First reported by News Feed, 4 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first

The story so far

4 publishers have covered this in 7 articles since 12 Nov 2026. News Feed published first, on 12 November at 07:01 UTC; BBC Business followed 4 min later. The most recent article, from BBC Business, appeared on 12 November at 13:27 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: News Feed (major outlet), The Guardian (major outlet), Bloomberg Markets (major outlet), BBC Business.

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How it unfolded

Every source in the order it published.

  1. News FeedUK economy expanded by 0.7% in third quarter
  2. BBC BusinessUK economy grows at fastest rate for more than two years
  3. The GuardianUK economy grows by 0.7% in third quarter despite high oil prices
  4. Bloomberg MarketsUK Economy Gets a Boost from AI, Posts Best Growth Since 2024
  5. News FeedSolid UK growth will not by itself push BoE to move in December
  6. The GuardianAI helped the UK defy expectations – but will Britain’s resilience fizzle out?
  7. BBC BusinessFaisal Islam: Why the UK economy is surprisingly resilient

Sources

Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.

  1. AI helped the UK defy expectations – but will Britain’s resilience fizzle out? The Guardian ·
  2. Solid UK growth will not by itself push BoE to move in December News Feed ·
  3. UK Economy Gets a Boost from AI, Posts Best Growth Since 2024 Bloomberg Markets ·
  4. UK economy grows by 0.7% in third quarter despite high oil prices The Guardian ·
  5. UK economy expanded by 0.7% in third quarter News Feed ·
  6. Faisal Islam: Why the UK economy is surprisingly resilient BBC Business
  7. UK economy grows at fastest rate for more than two years BBC Business

In this story

  • John Healey
  • United Kingdom
  • Office for National Statistics
  • Bank of England

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