The British economy rose by higher than expected 0.3% in January after seeing a 0.5% decline the month prior, according to a report published by the Office for National Statistics on Friday. In the three months to January, the United Kingdom's GDP stood flat.
January's economic expansion was led by the services sector, which grew by 0.5% pushed by the activity growth in education, transport and storage, human health activities, and arts, entertainment and recreation activities.
On the other hand, production output and construction sector turned to declines by falling 0.3% and 1.7%, respectively.
