The UK’s economy flatlined in February after showing growth in January, official figures have shown.
Widespread strike action in schools and the Civil Service dragged down gross domestic product (GDP) during the month, despite growth in the construction sector.
The outcome is lower than expected as analysts thought GDP would grow by 0.1 per cent in February, according to a consensus forecast supplied by Pantheon Macroeconomics.
However, the economy inched up by just 0.02 per cent in February.
This is a fall from the 0.4 per cent growth the economy saw in January. However, the bigger picture shows that GDP grew by 0.1 per cent in the three months to February.
