{
  "id": 10876580,
  "title": "UK economy ‘slightly larger’ than previously estimated after April-June growth revised up – business live",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/uk-economy-slightly-larger-than-previously-estimated-after-april-june",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-30T06:17:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2026/sep/30/uk-economy-growth-revised-up-stock-markets-greggs-job-cuts-energy-prices-latest-news-updates"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The UK economy has been found to be slightly larger than previously estimated following a revision of growth figures for the April-June quarter, according to latest business live updates. Despite ongoing conflict in Iran, the economy managed to expand during the second quarter of 2025. The revised figures incorporate new information that paints a more accurate picture of activity within the UK's service sector, as well as updated and improved data sources. While the overall growth for 2025 is lower than initially thought, the profile of growth across different quarters has also been revised. Stronger services growth in the latest quarter has led to the conclusion that the economy is now marginally bigger than the previous estimates.",
  "summary": "Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy. The UK economy grew faster than first estimated in the second quarter of the year, despite the disruption caused by the Iran war. “Today’s figures include our annual improvements to the measurement of the economy, incorporating new…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}