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The UK economy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 March 2020

Abstract

  • The economy will contract very slightly (0.1 per cent) this year but grow by 2.3 per cent in 2013.

  • Consumer price inflation will fall back to 2.2 per cent this year and 1.4 per cent in 2013.

  • We expect the cyclically adjusted current budget to return to balance in 2016–17.

  • We expect unemployment to continue to rise this year to about 9 per cent, and to remain elevated thoughout the forecast period.

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Copyright
Copyright © 2012 National Institute of Economic and Social Research

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