The UK economy grew by 0.3% during the first quarter of 2015, the Office for National Statistics said today. The pace of growth was half the 0.6% rate seen in the final quarter of 2014 and the weakest quarterly growth since the end of 2012.
In the week that the Conservatives focused their campaign on the economy, the Office for National Statistics released disappointing growth figures.
The UK grew by 0.3% during the first quarter of 2015, half the 0.6% rate seen in the final quarter of 2014 and the weakest quarterly growth since the end of 2012.
David Cameron said it was a "timely reminder that we cannot take recovery for granted".
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