{
  "id": 564076,
  "title": "UK economy to ‘reverse gains’ as construction drags growth",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/uk-economy-to-reverse-gains-as-construction-drags-growth",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-11T11:04:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "City AM",
    "slug": "city-am",
    "url": "https://www.cityam.com/uk-economy-to-reverse-gains-as-construction-drags-growth/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The UK economy’s modest gains from the first half of the year are set to be reversed as the fledgling construction industry is set to hammer growth prospects, economists have said. A poll of economists, tracked by Bloomberg, believe GDP contracted by 0.1 per cent in June, partly unwinding previous gains. Pantheon Macroeconomics analysts said [...]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}