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The UK economy expanded by 0.1% in the quarter from July to September, despite a hit to manufacturing in the final month from a crippling cyber-attack on Jaguar Land Rover.The latest official figures, issued as Rachel Reeves prepares for a crunch budget on 26 November, show GDP fell by 0.1% in September as car production was dragged down to a 73-year low by the fallout from the hack.Markets had forecast a 0.2% expansion in the third quarter – down from 0.3% in the previous three months – and flatlining growth in September.The Office for National Statistics data follows news that unemployment has risen to 5%, the highest rate for four years.The chancellor is widely expected to raise taxes in her second budget later this month, to offset a forecast downgrade from the independent Office for Budget Responsibility.Reeves said in a recent speech: “Each of us must do our bit for the security of our country and the brightness of its future.”skip past newsletter promotionSign up to Business TodayGet set for the working day – we’ll point you to all the business news and analysis you need every morningPrivacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. If you do not have an account, we will create a guest account for you on theguardian.com to send you this newsletter. You can complete full registration at any time. For more information about how we use your data see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.after newsletter promotionMore details soon …
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