(MENAFN) Data by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that Britain's gross domestic product (GDP) edged up 0.8 percent in the second quarter, Xinhua reported.
Output of services industry in Britain increased by 1.0 percent compared with the first quarter of 2014, while the production industry grew by 0.4 percent.
However, construction and agriculture output decreased by 0.5 and 0.2 percent respectively, said ONS.
Compared with the same quarter a year ago, Britain's GDP was 3.1 percent higher in the second quarter of 2014, data showed.
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