The UK economy grew at the fastest pace for more than a year at the start of 2025, official figures have confirmed, as buoyant household spending helped drive the rebound.The Office for National Statistic (ONS) said gross domestic product (GDP) rose by an unrevised 0.7% between January and March.The ONS said that while the quarterly out-turn was unrevised, monthly growth was slightly higher than first thought in March, at 0.4% compared with the initial estimate of 0.2%.January saw zero growth an

The UK economy grew at the fastest pace for more than a year at the start of 2025, official figures have confirmed, as buoyant household spending helped drive the rebound.The Office for National Statistic (ONS) said gross domestic product (GDP) rose by an unrevised 0.7% between January and March.The ONS said that while the quarterly out-turn was unrevised, monthly growth was slightly higher than first thought in March, at 0.4% compared with the initial estimate of 0.2%.January saw zero growth and February saw expansion of 0.5%, both unrevised.