The UK economy grew by 1.3% between July and September, down from 5.5% in the previous three months, the Office for National Statistics has said.
The figures suggest supply chain problems – caused by a shortage of lorry drivers and workers isolating due to Covid-19 – have slowed economic growth.
Growth picked up in September to 0.6%, which was better than expected, but revisions for July and August showed the performance was worse than first thought.
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