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The pound rose to a session high of $1.6158, from $1.6130 before the data.
The euro fell against sterling to a session low of 81.10 pence, down 0.15 percent on the day.
British government bond futures fell more than 10 ticks after the data to touch a low of 118.37, 17 ticks down on the day, compared to levels broadly steady on the day before the data was released.