The UK avoided a recession last year partly because of more spending by households on restaurants and trains and partly because of more investment by businesses in aircraft, cars and cruise ships. This suggests the recovery from the pandemic cushioned the drags on real activity from high inflation and high interest rates. There may be similar effects this year, but our central view is that there will be a recession.
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