The UK saw its fastest economic growth in nearly a year in Q2 , thanks to the World Cup and unusually warm weather , according to the Official Office for National Statistics ( ONS ) . Gross domestic product ( GDP ) in the three months to July was 5 % higher than in Q1 , and up from the 0.4 % rise in the three months to June . Of note was the pick - up in the services sector which grew 20 % in the three months to July , particularly in the retail , hotels and restaurants sub - sector , which is being attributed to England 's performance in the World Cup and the warm weather .
The UK saw its fastest economic growth in nearly a year in Q2, thanks to the World Cup and unusually warm weather, according to the Official Office for National Statistics (ONS). Gross domestic product (GDP) in the three months to July was 0.6% higher than in Q1, and up from the 0.4% rise in the three months to June. Of note was the pick-up in the services sector which grew 0.6% in the three months to July, particularly in the distribution, hotels and restaurants sub-sector, which is being attributed to England's performance in the World Cup and the warm weather.