Osborne: GDP figures 'an encouraging sign'
The UK economy has avoided falling back into a recession after recording faster-than-expected growth in the first three months of the year.
The Office for National Statistics said its first estimate for gross domestic product (GDP) showed the economy grew 0.3% during the first quarter of 2013.
Speaking to the BBC's Stephanie Flanders, Chancellor George Osborne said it was an encouraging sign.
25 Apr 2013
- From the section Business