U.K. Economy Probably Ended Year on a High Ahead of Weaker 2017
- GDP seen rising 0.5%, close to pace in previous quarters
- ONS will publish fourth-quarter data on Thursday in London
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The U.K. economy looks to have finished 2016 on a high.
That’s according to the latest Bloomberg News survey of economists, which predicts 0.5 percent growth in the fourth quarter. That would follow expansion of 0.6 percent in both the third and second quarters. The Office for National Statistics will publish the data on Jan. 26 in London.