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Britain’s sluggish growth is nothing to celebrate

12 October 2023

9:01 PM

12 October 2023

9:01 PM

So, the doomsters have been proved wrong again – not least the Bank of England, which a year ago forecast recession throughout 2023. GDP figures released by the Office of National Statistics this morning show that the economy grew by 0.2 per cent in August, partially reversing a sharp contraction of 0.6

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