| UK economic growth confirmed at 0.5% for first quarter |
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The UK economy expanded by 0.5% in the first three months of 2011, the third estimate for the period from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has confirmed.
The ONS also reaffirmed that consumer spending during the three months declined by 0.6%, the biggest fall since the second quarter of 2009.
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