UK economy shrank unexpectedly in October

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The UK's economy shrank unexpectedly in October, according to the latest official figures.

The economy contracted by 0.1%, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said, whereas economists had been expecting it to grow by 0.1%.

Over the three months to the end of October the economy also shrank by 0.1%, as manufacturing output fell and services growth stalled, the ONS said.

"Within production, there was continued weakness in car manufacturing, with the industry only making a slight recovery in October from the substantial fall in output seen in the previous month," ONS director of economic statistics Liz McKeown said.