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In March 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a temporary ban was imposed on non-essential business and travel in the UK. The BoE cut the interest rate to 0.1%. [116] Economic growth had been weak before the crisis, with zero growth in Q4 2019. [117] By May, 23% of the British workforce was furloughed (temporarily laid off).
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 pharmaceutical industry employs around 67,000 people in the UK and in 2007 contributed £8.4 billion to the UK's GDP and invested a total of £3.9 billion in research and development. [ 113 ] [ 114 ] In 2007 exports of pharmaceutical products from the UK totalled £14.6 billion, creating a trade surplus in pharmaceutical products of £4.3 ...
The UK economy grew slightly in the three months to June 30, driven by strong rises in manufacturing and consumer and government spending. UK economy records surprise growth. It may not last
The Confederation of British Industry, which represents 190,000 businesses, said it expects UK GDP to grow by just 1.2% in 2020.
Gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.5% between April and June, revised down from an initial estimate of 0.6%. UK economic growth weaker than first thought over spring, figures show Skip to ...
This list is not to be confused with the list of countries by real GDP per capita growth, which is the percentage change of GDP per person taking into account the changing population of the country. List of countries by GNI per capita growth measures changes in gross national income per capita.
The UK economy grew by 0.1% last year and is expected to see growth improve to 0.4% this year, although this is below the 0.7% previously predicted.