UK economy grows at fastest annual pace in over six years

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 percent, its best performance in more than six years, official data showed on Friday.

The Office for National Statistics said the upward revision of the yearly growth rate was due to a performance by the construction sector that was stronger than assumed at the time of the preliminary estimate.

According to a Reuters report, gross domestic product rose 0.8 percent April through June.

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