The Office for National Statistics will postpone its next release of data on economic growth, in an highly unusual move for the official statistician.
Yesterday's announcement sparked concerns the figures may have looked radically different to the previous picture of tentative recovery, the Independent reports. Wilder speculation suggests the ONS was applying extra caution before putting the UK on course for a "double-dip" recession. Since the global slump began in 2008 growth data has been extremely sensitive politically. The ONS says: "Quality assurance revealed potential errors in some of the detailed figures in the National Accounts data set. "To allow time to ensure the statistics fully meet National Statistics standards,...
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