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THE pound strengthened yesterday and an interest rate rise loomed larger after the economy grew faster than expected in the first three months of the year. Output across the construction sector, which represents 6 per cent of GDP, was revised up in the latest Office for National Statistics data, helping the economy expand by 0.2 per cent compared with a previous estimate of 0.1 per cent.

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