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More 'creative destruction' is good news for productivity

New data on UK business births and deaths show that both are on the rise. With productivity growth driven largely by the impact of firms entering and exiting industries, evidence of more ‘creative destruction’ should support a revival in productivity and aid the broader economic recovery.

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