Gross domestic product increased 0.3% from the previous month, the Office for National Statistics said, beating an analyst consensus forecast for growth of 0.1%.

GDP had fallen 0.1% in October, the ONS confirmed, adding that September saw slight growth after it had initially reported a contraction for that month.

The September-November period was “led by growth in the services sector”, said Liz McKeown, director of economic statistics at the ONS.

A Treasury spokesperson said in a separate statement there was “more to do” for boosting growth and “keeping inflation low and stable, tackling the cost of living and bringing our borrowing costs down”.

The November growth figures, the first major official reading on the UK economy since the start of the year, came ahead of unemployment and inflation figures due next week.