Investing.com - The UK economy expanded as expected in the third quarter, official data confirmed on Wednesday.
In a report, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said gross domestic product expanded by a seasonally adjusted 0.4% in the three months ended September 30.
Year-over-year, UK economic growth expanded 1.5% in the third quarter, matching the prior quarter’s growth.
The numbers were in line with the first estimates.
Immediately following the report, GBP/USD was trading at 1.3301 from around 1.3291 ahead of the release of the data, EUR/GBP was at 0.8903 compared to 0.8909 and GBP/JPY changed hands at 147.98, compared to the prior 147.88.