UK economy beats forecasts to grow by 0.1% in August

LONDON, Oct 15 (Reuters) – ​Britain’s ‌economy grew by ‌a ​better-than-expected ⁠0.1% ⁠in August, official data ​showed ⁠on ⁠Thursday.

Economists ​polled by ​Reuters had ‌mostly forecast ⁠a 0.1% month-on-month decline ⁠in ‌gross ⁠domestic ​product.

(Reporting ‌by ​Andy Bruce; ⁠editing by Sarah ​Young)