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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Jonathan Prynn

Stalled UK growth ‘is a blip’ not a new downturn, City experts say

City economists today said the stalling of economic growth in April will prove to be a “blip” that should not prevent continued recovery from last year’s brief recession. 

Latest data from the Office for National Statistics showed that GDP did not advance in the month — in line with City forecasts — following a 0.4% surge in March. 

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