Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal also expected a 0.1% expansion. Services and production output increased by 0.1% in the quarter, while construction output rose by 0.7%, the ONS said. However, on March, the U.K. economy contracted 0.3% on month compared with an expansion of 0.5% in February, the ONS said, in a month affected by widespread industrial action. Write to Ed Frankl at edward.frankl@wsj.com-Ed FranklThis content was created by MarketWatch, which is operated by Dow Jones & Co. MarketWatch is published independently from Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal. (END) Dow Jones Newswires05-12-23 0236ETCopyright (c) 2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.

Source: Wall Street Journal May 12, 2023 06:44 UTC