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  • Friday, 29 September, 2023
    UK economy makes stronger recovery from pandemic than previously estimated

    Revised data from ONS shows Britain is not worst G7 performer

    A shopper walks along a walkway near the Westfield Stratford shopping centre in London
  • Wednesday, 13 September, 2023
    UK economy
    UK economy contracts as wet weather and strikes hit activity

    Output drops 0.5% between June and July, a larger fall than had been forecast

    Shoppers walking in the rain on Oxford Street in London
  • Saturday, 9 September, 2023
    Data PointsJohn Burn-Murdoch
    The danger of building strong narratives on weak data

    Hazy statistics have painted too gloomy a picture of Britain, but similar issues affect many countries

    Montage image showing stacks of coins with someone holding a single coin above one stack, with circles dotted around representing chart points
  • Saturday, 2 September, 2023
    UK economy
    How the UK’s radical data revisions shattered its economic narrative

    Changes to Office for National Statistics output estimates leave economists rushing to revise views

  • Friday, 11 August, 2023
    UK economy gathers pace in second quarter

    GDP expands 0.2% from previous three months in stronger than expected performance

    Shoppers walk along Market Street in Manchester, UK
  • Thursday, 13 July, 2023
    UK economy
    UK economy contracts 0.1% in May amid interest rate warnings

    Sterling rose against dollar on new data but economists say impact of tightening yet to be fully felt

    Wait staff clear tables at a restaurant
  • Friday, 12 May, 2023
    UK economy expands 0.1% in first quarter

    BoE no longer expects long contraction, due to lower energy prices and stronger global growth

    A man at a UK car showroom polishes the steering wheel of a car for sale
  • Thursday, 13 April, 2023
    UK economy rises above pre-Covid levels despite failing to grow in February

    Revised January figures push gross domestic product 0.3% higher than its level three years ago

    A customer pays for fruit and vegetables at a trader’s market stall in London
  • Friday, 10 March, 2023
    Sunak says ‘confidence returning’ to UK economy after data beats forecasts

    Prime minister upbeat ahead of Budget as expansion of 0.3% in January exceeds expectations of 0.1%

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  • Friday, 10 February, 2023
    Update: the UK isn’t in recession unless it is, in which case it is

    Productio ad absurdum

  • Friday, 10 February, 2023
    UK business
    UK economy dodges recession but stagnates in final quarter of 2022

    Output shrinks more than expected in December

  • Friday, 13 January, 2023
    UK economy grows 0.1% as services activity strengthens

    Pubs and bars push up GDP in November as football fans go out to watch World Cup matches

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  • Sunday, 8 January, 2023
    ExplainerMarket Questions
    Will data reveal US inflation has cooled again?

    Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

  • Thursday, 22 December, 2022
    UK business
    UK economy contracts by more than expected in third quarter

    Output remains below pre-pandemic levels while other G7 countries have pulled ahead

    A customer pays for fruit and vegetables at a trader’s market stall in London
  • Friday, 11 November, 2022
    UK economy
    UK economy shrinks in third quarter as recession looms

    Gross domestic product contracts more than expected in September

    A cash tray holding British pound banknotes and coins in a shop in Barking, UK
  • Thursday, 29 September, 2022
    FT live news
    Live news updates from September 30: S&P downgrades UK outlook, UK pension funds sell off assets
  • Monday, 12 September, 2022
    News in-depth
    UK economy stagnates as cost of living crisis hits spending

    Output was flat in the three months to July, falling short of analysts’ expectations

  • Monday, 22 August, 2022
    UK business
    UK economy shrank more than previously estimated in 2020, says ONS

    Revision by official statisticians means GDP could still be lower than in 2019, before the pandemic hit

    Near-deserted streets in Brighton during the coronavirus pandemic
  • Friday, 12 August, 2022
    UK economy contracts as households cut spending

    Second-quarter GDP falls by 0.1% as cost of living crisis takes hold and health sector output drops

    Shoppers in a branch of a Tesco Extra supermarket in London
  • Friday, 29 July, 2022
    FT News Briefing podcast9 min listen
    Is the US in a recession?

    French energy group EDF reports record loss

  • Wednesday, 13 July, 2022
    UK economy defies forecasts and returns to growth in May

    Output grew 0.5%, raising expectations of large interest rate increase by Bank of England

    Patients wait to see a GP at a health centre
  • Friday, 17 June, 2022
    Janan Ganesh
    Yes, GDP is (almost) everything

    The recession should kill off the romantic idea that growth is a mixed blessing

  • Monday, 13 June, 2022
    Sterling falls to 2-year low against dollar after UK economy contracts

    April figures show GDP falling 0.3%, missing forecasts of a rise of 0.1%

    A customer pays for his fruit and vegetables with a £10 note at a trader’s market stall in London
  • Thursday, 12 May, 2022
    UK economy
    Stagflation looms in UK as economic growth grinds to a halt

    Output declines 0.1% in March while quarterly expansion falls below expectations at 0.8%

    Robotic arms work on the bodyshells of Mini cars at a BMW plant in Oxford
  • Monday, 11 April, 2022
    UK economy grows just 0.1% in February, missing expectations

    Storms and supply chain disruption undermine robust tourism sector

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