UK economy grew by 0.3% in November, beating forecasts

The UK economy grew by a faster-than-expected 0.3% in November after car production rebounded and the services sector got a boost.

Growth was driven by an increase in industrial output, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said, helped by the return to production at Jaguar Land Rover's facilities following the cyber-attack at the carmaker.

With the Budget on 26 November, there was also an increase in services driven by activities such as accounting and tax consultancy.

November's growth figure was stronger than analysts' expectations of a 0.1% increase.

Businesses across the construction, industrial production and services sector told the ONS in November they were waiting to see the outcome of the autumn Budget before making decisions.