UK one quarter of negative GDP away from recession

GDP contracted in Q2

Beth Brearley
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UK gross domestic product (GDP) contracted in the second quarter for the first time since 2012, the Office for National Statistics said in its latest report, meaning the UK is only one negative quarter away from a recession.

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