ECONOMICS COMMENTARY
Feb 07, 2013
Signs of UK upturn as production and exports rise in December
Manufacturing and trade showed signs of renewed life in December, adding to indications that the UK economy gathered momentum at the end of last year. The improving trends in output and exports mean there is a reduced risk that the country slid into a triple-dip recession, but this of course depends on the momentum being sustained during the first quarter, which is by no means assured.
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