After Weak GDP Reading, a ‘Tall Order’ for Restoring Growth in U.K.
U.K. economic progression slowed in the first quarter, underlining the fragility of the economic recovery. Yucky domestic product in the three months to the end of March was up 0.2% from the fourth quarter. That marked a slowdown from the 0.4% rate of progression recorded in the final three months of last year, which was the first expansion after six quarters of ellipsis. Below, economists react: