UK will slump to 1% growth next year as Trump tariffs bite, says OECD
by Phillip Inman from US news | The Guardian on (#6XQ1R)
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The UK's economic growth will be slower than expected this year and next as the damage caused by Donald Trump's tariff war hits trade and investment, according to a gloomy forecast by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
The international body downgraded its expectations for this year and next from a forecast made in March, pushing down UK growth from 1.4% to 1.3% in 2025 and from 1.2% to 1% next year. Constraints on Whitehall spending and higher than expected inflation also played a part in a downgrade, the OECD said.
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