Brexit economy: workers face squeeze but firms remain upbeat

The latest monthly Guardian analysis finds consumers facing Brexit-related inflation pressures as the general election looms

The Brexit squeeze on household budgets has intensified over the past month, but companies and investors remain cautiously optimistic about the economic outlook in the run-up to the election, a Guardian analysis shows.

With a fortnight to go until the general election, the Guardian's monthly tracker of economic news paints a mixed picture. Living standards are again falling, but while the economy has slowed markedly, as the latest GDP update showed, it continues to defy the gloomy forecasts of a Brexit recession made by some commentators this time last year.

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