By David Milliken and Suban Abdulla

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s economy recorded zero monthly growth in July, in line with economists expectations, after a strong 0.4% bounce in June, official figures showed on Friday.

Gross domestic product in July was 1.4% higher than a year earlier – unchanged from annual growth in June – but a shade lower than the 1.5% growth forecast in a Reuters poll.

Britain’s economy grew robustly by its recent standards in the first half of 2025, expanding by 0.7% in the first quarter of the year and 0.3% in the second – partly due to higher government spending and exporters trying to ship goods before the imposition of U.S. tariffs.

But economists expect slower growth in the second half as tariffs weigh on global demand and Britain’s labour market weakens. L

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