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Bernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.works to UK Politics@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 years ago

UK ahead of EU as bloc likely to 'slip into recession'

www.cityam.com

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UK ahead of EU as bloc likely to 'slip into recession'

www.cityam.com

Bernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.works to UK Politics@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 years ago
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The UK grew ever so slightly faster than the EU in the second quarter as falling exports brought growth in the bloc to a near standstill.
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    It’s a significant symptom.

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      It’s really not, inflation and recessions are two very different things in economics

      A recession is a downturn in business activity

      Inflation is price rises due to too much money chasing too few goods or restrictions in supply causing demand to exceed causing scarcity.

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        https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/what-would-a-recession-mean-for-your-money-aRril9c11zDK

        “Rising costs will see businesses and consumers trying to save money. For employers, this could mean forgoing pay rises, leaving workers with lower real-terms paycheques to cover spiralling energy bills and inflated grocery prices.”

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          Did you even read your link

          A recession is two quarters (six months in total) of negative GDP growth. We last saw this happen at the start of the pandemic, when the UK experienced a six-month recession during the first half of 2020

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            Yes, and my point is that the growth being reported isn’t representative of reality.

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              I don’t understand what you mean

              Economic statistics are literally representative of reality.

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