The 0.5% annualised decline in second-quarter GDP, following a downward revised contraction in the first quarter, confirmed that the economy slipped into a technical recession in the first half of this year. With exports still struggling and business investment slumping in response to the fallout in the energy sector, hopes for a meaningful rebound beginning in the second half of the year look misplaced.
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