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Covid-19: UK Officially In Recession For First Time In 11 Years As Economy Plunges By 20%

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer for England and Chief Scientific Adviser to the Government, Sir Patrick Vallance, attend a news conference on the novel coronavirus, in London, Britain March 3, 2020. Frank Augstein/Pool via REUTERS

The UK has officially plunged into recession after the coronavirus crisis sparked a record fall of 20.4% from April to June.

This follows a fall of 2.2% during January to March (Quarter 1).
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A recession is defined as two successive quarters of decline in gross domestic product (GDP) – a measure of the size of the economy.

Such a slump has not been seen in the UK since 2008 and 2009 during the global financial crisis.

Boris Johnson
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