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The financial system went into reverse over the summer time, based on grim new figures that elevate fears of a recession.
GDP fell by 0.1 per cent between July and September, worse than the flatlining that had beforehand been estimated.
In the meantime the revised numbers from the Workplace for Nationwide Statistics (ONS) confirmed that there was no development within the second quarter, in comparison with the 0.2 per cent it had initially detected.
After exercise was projected to have slipped into the crimson in October it’s going to gas issues of a technical recession – outlined as two consecutive quarters of contraction.
However Jeremy Hunt tried to place a courageous face on the numbers, saying the medium-term outlook was ‘way more optimistic’ with inflation falling.
The Chancellor has additionally hinted that falling inflation and rates of interest would possibly give him extra scope to chop taxes.
GDP fell by 0.1 per cent between July and September, worse than the flatlining that had beforehand been estimated
Jeremy Hunt tried to place a courageous face on the numbers, saying the medium-term outlook was ‘way more optimistic’ with inflation falling
ONS director of financial statistics Darren Morgan mentioned: ‘The newest information from each our common month-to-month enterprise survey and VAT returns present the financial system carried out barely much less effectively within the final two quarters than our preliminary estimates.
‘The broader image, although, stays considered one of an financial system that has been little modified during the last yr.
‘The newest VAT information, which takes just a little time to obtain and course of means we now estimate the financial system confirmed no development within the second quarter, with weaker performances from smaller companies, notably these in each hospitality and IT than first proven.
‘We additionally now estimate the financial system contracted barely within the third quarter, once we beforehand reported no development, with later returns from our enterprise survey exhibiting movie manufacturing, engineering & design and telecommunications all performing just a little worse than we initially thought.’
Mr Hunt mentioned: ‘The medium-term outlook for the UK financial system is much extra optimistic than these numbers recommend.
‘We have seen inflation fall once more this week, and the OBR (Workplace for Price range Duty) expects the measures within the autumn assertion, together with the most important enterprise tax minimize in fashionable British historical past and tax cuts for 29 million working individuals, will ship the most important enhance to potential development on file.’
Analysts mentioned ‘the mildest of gentle recessions’ might need began within the third quarter.
A spokesman for Capital Economics mentioned: ‘Whether or not or not there’s a small recession, the massive image is that we anticipate actual GDP development to stay subdued all through 2024.’
Mr Hunt pointed to a pointy fall in inflation introduced earlier this week, which has sparked hopes that rates of interest may begin to come down quickly
