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UK Officially in Recession as GDP Drops in Fourth Quarter

UK economy narrowly avoids a recession

UK Enters Recession amid Brexit Fallout, Pandemic, and Energy Crisis

The United Kingdom has officially entered a recession, as confirmed by local media reports based on government data. The country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) witnessed a drop of 0.3% in the fourth quarter of last year, following a slight decline in the preceding quarter. This consecutive contraction in output fulfills the technical definition of a recession, which requires at least two consecutive quarters of negative growth.

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