UK ‘bottom of G7 growth league table’; Royal Mail CEO stepping down – as it happened
by Graeme Wearden from on (#6BPNG)
UK's recovery since pandemic has lagged other G7 nations, despite expanding by 0.1% in first quarter of 2023
- Full story: UK economy shrank unexpectedly by 0.3% in March
- Analysis: Too early to sound the all-clear on UK economy
The UK economy was also hit by awful weather in March.
March was exceptionally wet", the ONS says - indeed, the sixth wettest March since 1836.
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