UK GDP sags by 0.5% in July as recession looms 'around the corner'

All three main sectors of the UK economy saw contractions through the month

Elliot Gulliver-Needham
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UK GDP sags by 0.5% in July as recession looms 'around the corner'

UK GDP dropped by 0.5% throughout July, reversing the surprisingly strong expansion seen in the previous month and indicating that recession may be "around the corner". All three main sectors ...

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