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Massive revision needed to alter the big picture

Last week’s surprisingly poor GDP figures once again called into question the reliability of the data. But the weakness is consistent with the low level of construction orders and the slowdown in the growth of tax receipts. And output would have to be revised up by between 4% and 6% just to bring the UK recovery into line with the recoveries seen in other developed economies.

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