The 9.6% annualised gain in fourth-quarter GDP was three times as strong as the consensus forecast from just a couple of months ago. The preliminary estimate that GDP grew by 0.5% m/m in January confirms that the economy continued to shrug off the latest coronavirus restrictions at the start of the year too.
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