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Coronavirus restrictions saw the UK economy contract at the start of 2021 but the hit was smaller than first feared as growth rebounded in March, according to official figures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that gross domestic product (GDP) \u2013 a measure of the size of the economy \u2013 fell by 1.5% between January and March as lockdown took its toll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A resilient performance in March helped soften the blow, with GDP rising by a better-than-expected 2.1% month on month \u2013 the fastest growth since August 2020 \u2013 despite restrictions remaining firmly in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ONS said the reopening of schools in March and solid retail spending helped drive the recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chancellor Rishi Sunak said: \u201cDespite a difficult start to this year, economic growth in March is a promising sign of things to come.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It comes after GDP also lifted by an upwardly revised 0.7% in February as the UK economy becomes more adept at weathering Covid lockdowns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But this was not enough to offset a 2.5% fall in January \u2013 revised down by the ONS from a previous 2.2% estimate \u2013 at the start of the lockdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The ONS added that first-quarter GDP was still 8.7% below levels seen before the pandemic struck, though the gap narrowed in March to 5.9% below the pre-Covid monthly level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Darren Morgan, ONS director of economic statistics, said: \u201cThe strong recovery seen in March, led by retail and the return of schools, was not enough to prevent the UK economy contracting over the first quarter as a whole, with the lockdown affecting much of the services sector.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Experts expect GDP to recover strongly from the second quarter onwards as restrictions lift and the rapid vaccine rollout boosts household and business confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bank of England last week hiked its 2021 growth outlook to 7.25% \u2013 which would be the best year of growth since the Second World War.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ING economists are pencilling in growth of nearly 5% between April and June, given the lifting of further restrictions on May 17, including indoor hospitality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The March rebound was helped by a recovery in the hard-hit services sector, which grew by 1.9% in the month, according to the ONS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It said retail sales \u201ccontinued to show strength\u201d, rising by 2.9% in March, though schools and education output was the biggest driver of the services growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The construction sector also powered ahead, with growth of 5.8% in March to recover above pre-pandemic levels, while manufacturing grew for the second month in a row, by 2.1%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alpesh Paleja, lead economist at the CBI business group, said: \u201cHouseholds and businesses have clearly adapted better to working and living under Covid restrictions, despite the brutal cost of doing so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA range of indicators, including CBI business surveys, point to a rebound in activity heading into summer \u2013 with the economy opening up and pent-up demand waiting to be unleashed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trade figures also released by the ONS on Wednesday showed a shift away from EU countries since Brexit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr Morgan said: \u201cExports of goods to the EU continued to increase in March and are now almost back to their December level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHowever, imports from Europe remained sluggish in the first three months of the year, being outstripped by non-EU imports for the first time on record.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ONS said the total trade deficit, excluding precious metals, narrowed by \u00a38.4 billion to \u00a31.4 billion in the first quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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