Business October 11, 2026 at 8:00 AM

UK economy set to contract after strong start to summer, say experts

The Independent Business

Robert Wood, chief UK economist at Pantheon Macroeconomists, predicted that the latest statistics will reveal a 0.3% decline in August.

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