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- UK economy contracts in Q4, officially enters recession
UK economy contracts in Q4, officially enters recession
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The articles report that the United Kingdom's gross domestic product (GDP) decreased by 0.3% during the fourth quarter of 2023, following a 0.1% decline in the previous quarter. This marks the first time the British economy has experienced two consecutive quarters of contraction since the first half of 2020, when it shrank significantly due to the coronavirus pandemic. According to the Office for National Statistics, this meets the technical definition of a recession. City analysts had predicted a 0.1% decline in economic output for the final quarter of last year.
Bank of England
- Bank of England cuts interest rate from 16-year high
- UK inflation falls to 2.3%
- UK economy emerges from recession with strongest growth in two years
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perspectives
- 1.Inflation
- 2.British Politics
- 3.UK under Rishi Sunak
- 4.Central Bank
- 5.British Economy
- 6.UK under Liz Truss
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organizations
- 1.Office for National Statistics
- 2.Bank of England
- 3.Labour Party
- 4.Conservative Party
- 5.Capital Economics