# AI helped the UK defy expectations, but will its resilience fade?

https://mins.news/en/item/140597

- The Guardian, 2026-11-12 12:37 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/nov/12/ai-uk-economy-john-healey

> The UK economy grew 0.7% in the third quarter, its fastest expansion in two and a half years and the G7’s second-fastest growth this year. AI-related investment and household spending supported activity, but a tech slowdown, higher winter energy bills and inflation could weigh on the outlook.

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