The figures put Britain on course for another solid quarter of growth, continuing a recovery from recession that Labour wants to turbocharge with a blitz of growth-boosting policies.
The UK’s economic recovery gathered momentum in May, an early boost to the new Labour government as it rushes to revive the country’s growth prospects.
Gross domestic product rose 0.4% m-o-m in May after the flat reading in April, the Office for National Statistics said on Thursday. It was double the 0.2% pace economists had expected, reflecting the fastest expansion in construction in almost a year.
