The small contraction in GDP in Q2 throws up the spectre of a recession even before Brexit. However, almost all the weakness was because the original Brexit deadline meant that activity that would have happened in Q2 was brought forward into Q1. And we expect growth to rebound in Q3, so the UK should avoid a recession…unless there’s a no deal Brexit.
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