Figures show Black Friday shoppers helped the economy recover better than expected.
Strong performances in the retail, car rental and computer gaming sectors meant that GDP expanded by 0.3 percent in November.
But experts say it is a must if we avoid a recession.
The services sector grew by 0.4 percent, the largest contributor to the improvement seen in November.
This followed a disappointing October when GDP fell by 0.3 percent, as bad weather hurt the manufacturing and construction sectors.
Treasurer Jeremy Hunt said: “Although growth in November is welcome news, it will be slower as inflation is brought back to its 2 per cent target.”
“But we have seen that advanced economies with lower taxes have grown more quickly, so our tax cuts for businesses and workers put the UK in a strong position for growth.”
But the UK is on the verge of entering a technical recession, with the economy shrinking by 0.2 per cent between July and September.
Two consecutive quarters of economic contraction would be classified as a recession.
A contraction or even flat output in December could put the country into a shallow recession.
“Whether the economy slips into a technical recession in the second half of 2023 remains to be seen,” said Sandra Horsfield of Investec.
“In either case, a better description might be stagnation.
“The recession, if it did occur, appears to have been moderate as it happened.”
Richard Carter, head of fixed interest research at Quilter Cheviot, says slow growth is increasing pressure on the Bank of England to cut interest rates to help it accelerate growth.