UK economy back at pre-crisis level

Reports of announcements from the International Monetary Fund and the UK's Office of National Statistics (ONS) in July 2014 reporting growth of the United Kingdom economy in 2014. Both reported that the UK economy had returned to pre-crisis (2008) levels. Growth was predicted at 3.1% in 2014.

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UK: ONS: Publications: Statistical Bulletin: Gross Domestic Product Preliminary Estimate, Q2 2014 http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/gva/gross-domestic-product--preliminary-estimate/q2-2014/stb-gdp-preliminary-estimate--q2-2014.html

UK: Office for National Statistics http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/index.html

IMF: World Economic Outlook, July 2014 http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2014/update/02/index.htm

The Conversation, 28.07.14: Happy days are here again, says George Osborne – but all the eggs are in one fragile basket http://theconversation.com/happy-days-are-here-again-says-george-osborne-but-all-the-eggs-are-in-one-fragile-basket-29728?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest+from+The+Conversation+for+28+July+2014+-+1813&utm_content=Latest+from+The+Conversation+for+28+July+2014+-+1813+CID_56cfbb8692ae2dd2ccb3ef7f741b661d&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=Happy%20days%20are%20here%20again%20says%20George%20Osborne%20%20but%20all%20the%20eggs%20are%20in%20one%20fragile%20basket

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