Commenting on UK GDP data for April, Rupert Thompson, Chief Investment Officer at Kingswood, said: “UK GDP posted a large gain in April for the second month running, growing 2.3% m/m in line with expectations. This left GDP up a massive 27.6% up from its low point last April but still down 3.7% on its pre-pandemic level in February 2020. Today’s data confirm a rapid recovery in the UK is well underway and will fuel hopes that the economy will in a few months’ time have recovered all of its pandemic-related losses.”