British economy resists Brexit with twin boost

Britain's economy won a double boost Thursday on news of faster-than-expected growth following its vote for Brexit and a pledge by Nissan to build new car models in the UK. Gross domestic product expanded by 0.5 percent in the third quarter, official data showed. Although a slight slowdown compared with growth of 0.7 percent in the three months to the end of June, when Britain voted in a referendum in favour of exiting the European Union, it beat analysts' consensus forecast for GDP growth of 0.