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This is a list of recessions (and depressions) that have affected the economy of the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. In the United Kingdom a recession is generally defined as two successive quarters of negative economic growth, as measured by the seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter figures for real GDP. Name Dates Duration Real GDP reduction Causes Other data Great Slump c. 1430 ...
The UK will be in a recession until the end of 2023 as triple whammy of high inflation, low growth and weak investment by businesses weighs down the economy.. The Confederation of British Industry ...
Britain’s economy slipped into a recession at the end of 2023 after output contracted by more than expected in the final three months, according to official figures.
The UK economy is on track to shrink by 1.3% in 2023 amid a recession which is set to last until the end of next year, according to a new economic forecast.
Britain could lurch from high inflation into a recession next year with interest rates unlikely to fall until the second half of 2024, economists have warned.
The statement was presented as a budget for growth, with the objective of bringing about the conditions for long-term sustainable economic growth within the UK. The UK had narrowly avoided going into recession at the end of 2022, and although there were some signs of recovery during the weeks preceding the budget, inflation remained high and ...
Data from the Office for National Statistics indicates the UK economy grew by 0.3% in November 2023, having retracted by the same amount the previous month, meaning the UK avoided going into recession, although the risk of doing so remains. [53] The government defends spending £27,000 replenishing its wine cellar during the COVID-19 pandemic. [54]
Annual UK inflation came in at 3.2% last month, a sharp slowdown from a rate above 10% about a year ago. The central bank targets a rate of 2% and expects to more or less reach it in the next few ...