Lochaber MSP Kate Forbes has praised new figures showing that Scotland’s economy has outperformed the UK’s in the second quarter of this year.
According to off cial figures, announced by Scotland’s chief statistician, the Scottish economy grew by 0.5 per cent in the second quarter of 2018, while growth in the UK was at 0.4 per cent.
The last year has seen the Scottish economy grow by 1.7 per cent, while the UK lags behind on 1.3 per cent.