this cardboard box maker in leamington is in one segment of the economy that is now growing more quickly than it did ten years ago. manufacturing. the orders have been coming in fast enough that it is hitting obstacles to further growth, like finding enough staff and materials to meet those orders. that is where the economists think inflation can become a risk. but growth, compared to last year, has slowed down. last year we had double digit growth. we had a fantastic year last year. this year we still have growth but organic growth from existing accounts. and we have been lucky enough to win some new business. but not of the scale of last year. our sales team have been distracted in negotiations, price increases and things like that. so this year is not quite as good, but still very positive. construction was easily the worst performing sector of the economy. it s shrunk now for six months, that is technically a recession. and in the last quarter it was down by 0.7%, that is
it s wednesday 25th october. i m annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the uk economy is growing and at a faster rate than economists were expecting. the latest figures from the office for national statistics paint a more positive picture of the economy. the figures show that the uk economy grew by 0.4% between july and september. most economists were expecting growth of 0.3% which is how much the economy grew in the first two quarters. the bank of england s main interest rate is at the record low of 0.25%. today s economic news increases the chances that the central bank will raise interests next month. will raise interest rates next month. we can speak to our economics editor kamal ahmed. why is the economy growing faster than many experts were predicting?” think we ve had better manufacturing news. since the referendum, sterling has declined in value, which means oui’ has declined in value, which means our exports are has declined in value, which means oui�
and, the tale of the reservoir that s getting rid of all its fish. coming up on sportsday on bbc news the successful run continues for england s youth teams as the under 17s reach the world cup final. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the economy had higher than expected growth in the three months to september, raising the prospect of a rise in interest rates next month. an initial assessment by the office for national statistics, suggests the level of gdp, or the total amount of goods and services produced in the uk, rose by 0.4%, with strong performances in the services and manufacturing sectors. however, construction is continuing to perform poorly. here s our economics editor kamal ahmed. not exactly firing on all cylinders but today better news on the economy that will have cheered the chancellor. he visited the francis crick research centre in london, just the kind of high skilled innovation he would like to encourage. well, it s a solid performance by th
to be caught and rehomed. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the economy had higher than expected growth in the three months to september, raising the prospect of a rise in interest rates next month. an initial assessment by the office for national statistics, suggests the level of gdp, or the total amount of goods and services produced in the uk, rose by 0.4%, with strong performances in the services and manufacturing sectors. however construction, is continuing to perform poorly. here s our economics editor kamal ahmed. not exactly firing on all cylinders but today better news on the economy that will have cheered the chancellor. he visited the francis crick research centre in london, just the kind of high skilled innovation he would like to encourage. well, it s a solid performance by the uk economy in the third quarter and it s outperformed market expectations as the uk economy has done overall since the referendum last year and what it shows is the underlying fundamen
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