在预算案公布前，这对约翰·希利来说是个好消息，因为GDP数据显示英国经济在第二季度的增长速度超过了最初的估计。
根据官方数据的修订，英国家庭收入在今年上半年的增长速度比此前估计的更为强劲。
Boost for John Healey before budget as GDP figure shows UK economy grew faster than first estimated in second quarter UK households’ incomes grew at a stronger pacethan previously estimated during the first six months of the year, according to revisions of official data.
1月至6月期间，人均收入增长1.1%，此前经济增长水平的上调表明，自七个多月前中东爆发敌对行动以来，英国经济表现出了韧性。
The rise in income per head to 1.1% between January and June followed an increase in the level of economic growth that illustrated the resilience of the UK economy since the outbreak of hostilities in the Middle East more than seven months ago.