GDP figures set to show UK economy has exited double-dip recession His remark provoked controversy because, as the data is market-sensitive, those who have advance sight are under a strict obligation not to disclose their content. The ONS furnished Downing Street with the statistics at 9.30am on Wednesday morning, and Mr Cameron is among a small group of senior politicians and officials who would have been entitled to view them. Number 10 refused to say whether or not the Prime Minister had taken up his option of seeing the figures in advance. It denied that the Prime Minister had been referring to the GDP figures, saying he was merely suggesting that Britain was "on the right track." None the less, a strong figure will have be flattered by the automatic rebound from the lost working day due to the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in June and the addition of Olympic ticket sales. The ONS has estimated that the extra bank holiday wiped 0.5pc off growth in the second quarter and the ticket sales will add 0.2pc to growth in the third quarter. Mr Tombs was more pessimistic about the economy. "If it was not for the one-off factors, I think we see the UK economy contracting on an underlying basis," he said. If the increase in GDP is smaller than 0.7pc, "it should be viewed as disappointing," he said.