Britain's economic recovery gathers steam

Growth in the economy is forging ahead, but there's still lost ground to be made up.

The economy expanded by 0.7% in the fourth quarter of 2013, according to preliminary figures. The fourth-quarter figure marks a marginal slowdown from the previous three months' 0.8%, but still means that GDP grew by 1.9% in 2013 overall, the highest annual pace since 2007.

The services sector, which comprises 75% of GDP, advanced by 0.8%; manufacturing by 0.9%. But is the recovery sustainable?

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