Thirsty football fans watching Harry Kane lead England to another World Cup semi-final during a heatwave helped prop up the UK economy in July, new figures revealed today.
The rate of UK economic growth was unchanged last month as consumers and workers swapped spending in shops and slaving in the heat for drinking in pubs.
In a surprise to economists, Gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 0.4 per cent in the three months to July – the same rate as for the three months to June, the Office for National Statistics said.
Services grew by 0.6 per cent over the same period, but
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