Economists polled by Reuters had expected growth to flatten, after the economy expanded by 0.4% in March.
U.K. economic growth ground to a halt in April, according to flash figures published on Wednesday, stalling the muted rebound from last year's recession continued.Construction output declined 1.4% in its third straight fall.
The U.K. had already eked out moderate growth in each of the first three months of the year, leading to an exit from a shallow recession for the first quarter as a whole. Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weeklylast month had fueled bets on the Bank of England beginning interest rate cuts in June, but market expectations have shifted significantly since then.
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