Experts predict UK economy will recapture pandemic losses by end of 2021

Q2 growth beats Europe and US at 4.8%

Anna Fedorova
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Industry commentators are forecasting that the UK economy will "comfortably" recover to its pre-pandemic levels by the end of the year, after a strong June reading that took year-on-year Q2 growth to 4.8%.

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