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Is Brexit uncertainty hurting the economy?

We estimate that Brexit uncertainty has knocked about 0.5 percentage points off GDP growth in the two years since the referendum through its impact on investment. Provided a deal is struck as we expect, the release of pent up investment could provide a boost to GDP growth next year.

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