UK Economy Recovered From Covid More Strongly Than Thought
New figures that incorporate methodological and data source changes indicate that gross domestic product was 2.2% above end-2019 levels in the fourth quarter of 2023, instead of only 1.9% higher, a release from the Office for National Statistics showed.
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