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Friday 10 September 2021 6:19 am

Covid recovery sluggish as UK GDP climbs just 0.1 per cent in July : CityAM

The UK economy grew just 0.1 per cent in July as the post-Covid recovery continued to slow.

New official figures released this morning showed a significant fall from June’s 1 per cent growth.

The economy remains 2.1 per cent below its pre-pandemic peak in February 2020.

Read more: Government borrowing smashes expectations but debt-to-GDP highest since 1960s

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