Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Record economic recession in UK due to COVID-19 lockdown

The UK economy suffered its biggest slump on record, shrinking 20.4% compared with the first three months of the year. 


With two consecutive quarters of GDP decline, Britain has now been pushed into its first technical recession since the financial crash in 2009.


Benji Hyer reports from London. 


IN: A collapse in output

OUT: SOC

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