Growth, low rates and falling inflation promise to ease pressure on households Economists said all cylinders of the economy were firing in the three months to June - with services, construction, agriculture, and industrial production including manufacturing all posting growth. "This was only the fifth time in 15 years that all four major sectors simultaneously expanded," Victoria Clarke at Investec said. Building on the upbeat mood, they predicted that second quarter growth could be upgraded as the ONS collects more data. Noble Francis, economics director at the Construction Products Association, said of the ONS's 0.9pc estimate of construction growth: "Information from within the industry suggests that [it] will be revised upwards." Geoff Dicks of Novus Capital Markets added that, if the ONS's cautious estimates of construction and services growth for June are increased in line with the latest indicators, "we could be looking at a second quarter increase in GDP of 0.8pc." Business groups applauded the figures. John Longworth, director general of the British Chambers of Commerce added: "Confidence among businesses is high when looking ahead to profitability, and many have intentions to take on staff later this year. Our growth predictions could end up being even more optimistic when looking at the remainder of 2013. Despite the positive figures, several economists stressed that the recovery remains weak. Manufacturing grew 0.4pc in the quarter but remains 10.2pc below pre-crisis levels. Construction grew 0.9pc but the industry is still 17.3pc smaller than it was in 2007. Only Italy, among the G7 leading nations, is taking longer to recover ground lost in the recession. Even the powerhouse services sector, which accounts for three quarters of national output, is still 0.2pc smaller than its 2007 high after growing 0.6pc in the three months to June. For the year to June, the UK expanded by just 1.4pc, the ONS added - well below its trend rate of around 2pc four years into the recovery.