The UK economy unexpectedly continued to grow in August despite a fall in consumer spending before chancellorCorroborated by 2 sources from 2 publishersglobalbusiness1d agoTL;DRSources1The Guardian (World)https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/15/uk-economy-unexpectedly-grows-01-in-august-despite-fuel-hit-to-household-budgets1d ago2CNBC 20910258https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/15/uk-gdp-august-2026-economy.html22h ago