Mumbai, Jan. 16 -- The UK economy recovered at a stronger-than-expected pace in November, driven by a surge in car manufacturing and services output, official data showed on Thursday.

Gross domestic product logged a monthly growth of 0.3 percent, reversing the 0.1 percent drop seen in October, the Office for National Statistics said.

ONS data showed that economic growth was underpinned by the 0.3 percent rise in services output and the 1.1 percent gain in industrial output. However, construction registered a 1.3 percent fall.

Manufacturing output moved up 2.1 percent in November as there was a surge of 25.5 percent in the manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers.

On a yearly basis, real GDP advanced 1.4 percent in Novem...