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Four indicators tracking the UK’s return to work this summer

The UK is getting back to the office, having dinner in restaurants and jetting off abroad after Covid

The rate of people going out to eat is getting firmly back on track after three national lockdowns
The rate of people going out to eat is getting firmly back on track after three national lockdowns Photo: Getty Images

Fears around the impact of the Delta variant, the so-called pingdemic and rising cases after Freedom Day have yet to materialise, as the UK workforce gets back on track.

The UK economy increased by 4.8% year-on-year in the second quarter, data from the Office for National Statistics showed on 12 August, though growth was erratic. April posted a growth spurt of 2.2%, which then dropped dramatically to 0.6% in May before a healthier 1% in June.

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