The UK fell deeper into recession in the second quarter. Although some temporary factors pulled down output, it looks like there was some underlying contraction too. Even allowing for a decent bounce-back in Q3, our forecast for a 0.5% fall in GDP in 2012 as a whole looks on track.
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