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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Jonathan Prynn

Economists 'can safely say' recession is over after February GDP rise, but growth still slow

The UK economy is crawling away from recession but only “at a snail’s pace”, with GDP rising by just 0.1% in February, official figures show today. 

The meagre growth, not helped by torrential rain that hammered the construction sector, marks a slowdown from a 0.3% advance in January, which was revised up today from 0.2% by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). 

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