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Britain can’t just blame the weather for its moribund economy

13 September 2023

6:43 PM

13 September 2023

6:43 PM

Did GDP fall in July because of the wet weather? That’s the argument being made this morning, as the Office for National Statistics reveals that the economy contracted by 0.5 per cent in July, after having grown 0.5 per cent in (warm and sunny) June. Services output, production output and construction sectors all fell, by 0.5

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