UK GDP just came in weaker than expected in Q3
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Analysts were expecting a 0.6% increase from Q2, down from 0.7% previous. Some had even revised their estimates down as various economic data points came out in October - the UK's services PMI, for example, showed its slowest expansion in two and a half years in September.
On the other hand, retail sales popped in September, surging upwards by 6.5% year-on-year, a 1.9% increase from August alone.
Some analysts, like Samuel Tombs at Pantheon Macroeconomics, have expressed scepticism about the UK economy's ability to keep growing at its current pace.
The recovery is undoubtedly weighted towards consumption, and there's a serious question over whether that can continue to produce decent growth for years to come.
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