U.K’s Growth -11% In 2020 Worst In 300 Years

The Office for National Statistics said that the U.K.’s economic output fell by 11% in 2020, the largest annual fall on record. Though the economy grew 1% in the last quarter when looser restrictions boosted the services industry, overall output was down 7.8% from the last quarter of 2019, the ONS said. The slump is twice that of the 2009 financial crisis and is possibly the worst in 300 years, with models from the Bank of England suggesting a decline of 13% during the Great Frost of 1709.

Some Positives:

While there are some positive signs of the economy’s resilience over the winter, we know that the current lockdown continues to have a significant impact on many people and businesses,” Rishi  Sunak said, adding that his focus “remains fixed on doing everything we can to protect jobs, businesses and livelihoods. Strict public health measures and a resurgent wave of Covid-19 infections driven by a dangerous new variant of the virus have the U.K. economy likely falling again in 2021. While the U.K. has the worst coronavirus death rate in the world, it also has one of the best vaccination records, priming the country for an economic comeback.

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