UK economy shrinks by 0.5% in July amid wet weather and strikes

Manufacturing, services and construction sectors contract for first time since summer of 2022Business live – latest updatesThe UK economy shrank in July by 0.5% amid industrial action and extremely wet weather, official figures indicate, heightening fears of a recession in the second half of the... #press

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/sep/13/uk-economy-shrinks-in-july-raising-fears-of-recession?utm_source=press.coop

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