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LONDON — U.K. gross domestic product grew 0.2% in January, the Office for National Statistics said Wednesday, as construction output jumped more than expected.
The headline figure was in line with the forecast from economists polled by Reuters.
It follows a 0.1% contraction in December, while the U.K. economy entered a shallow recession in the second half of last year.
Construction output rebounded from contraction to grow 1.1% in January, the…
