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MPC wrong to dismiss weak output figures

This week’s preliminary estimate of Q1 GDP will finally answer the question of whether the UK has slipped back into technical recession. It will be a close-run thing as to whether or not the data show the economy contracting again. Our best guess is that GDP rose, but by only 0.1%.

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