UK enjoys best pace of expansion in over six years as economy continues to grow

Britain’s economy kept up its strong growth in the second quarter of 2014 and its yearly pace of expansion was revised up to 3.2%, its best performance in more than six years.

Official data yesterday showed that GDP expanded by 0.8% in the April-June period, the same pace as in the first three months of the year.

Compared with the second quarter of last year, the UK economy expanded by 3.2%, up slightly from an estimate of 3.1% in the preliminary reading.