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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Jonathan Prynn

Barbenheimer blockbusters save economy from even worse GDP dive

The Barbenheimer summer cinema bonanza saved the economy from an even deeper slump in July when GDP dropped a chunky 0.5%, official figures revealed today.

The July dip was far deeper than feared by the City and has once again led forecasters to warn to a shallow recession in the second half of the year.

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