LONDON, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) — The British economy has entered a recession following two successive quarters of contraction in the second half of 2023, official data showed Thursday.
Britain’s gross domestic product fell by 0.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2023 after shrinking by 0.1 percent in the previous quarter, the country’s Office for National Statistics said in a statement.
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