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The U.K. economy grew a meager 0.1% in the fourth quarter, according to preliminary figures from the Office for National Statistics on Thursday.
Economists polled by Reuters expected the economy to have grown 0.2% over the October-December period, following 0.1% growth in the third quarter.
Month-on-month, the economy expanded 0.1% in December, down from an unexpected 0.2% expansion the previous month.
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Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/12/uk-q4-gdp-economy.html