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The UK economy contracted by 9.9% in 2020, its largest annual contraction since the Great Frost of 1709, as the coronavirus pandemic ravaged economic activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the final quarter of the year, gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 1%, according to the Office for National Statistics, as the country re-imposed nationwide lockdown measures in a bid to combat a resurgence of Covid-19 cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 9.9% annual contraction is more than twice that seen in 2009 in the aftermath of the global financial crisis, and narrowly worse than the 9.7% slump during the crisis of 1921.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Economists polled by Refinitiv had expected an 8% annual decline, in 2020 with a fourth-quarter expansion of 0.5%. This follows a revised 16.1% rebound in the third quarter as social, travel and business restrictions were eased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of Friday morning, the UK has recorded more than 4 million cases of Covid-19 and 115,000 deaths, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. The UK has been blighted by new and more transmissible variants of the virus in recent months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hitesh Patel, portfolio manager at Quilter Investors, said the U.K. had experienced an \u201cannus horribilis\u201d in the form of the \u201ctrifecta\u201d of a public health crisis, economic shutdowns and uncertainty surrounding Brexit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHowever, 2020 is in the past and the UK arguably has a promising second half of the year ahead given the success of the vaccine rollout,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThis could easily be derailed should one of the mutations prevent the vaccines properly taking effect, but for now a double dip recession has been avoided and soon lockdowns may potentially be the thing of the past.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

England remains in a nationwide lockdown with no clear end date, although British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed on Wednesday that around one in four adults, approximately 13 million people, have now received the first dose of a Covid vaccine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monthly GDP in December increased by 1.2% from the previous the month, but remained 6.3% below the level of February 2020. Fourth-quarter GDP remained 6.6% below the level seen in the fourth quarter of 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The services sector grew by 1.7% in December having contracted by 3.1% in November, while manufacturing posted its eighth consecutive month of growth, the ONS said, albeit its smallest incline since May 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe tighter restrictions imposed towards the end of last year, which are likely to remain in place for much of the current quarter, suggest that the economy may shrink again,\u201d said Dean Turner, economist at UBS Global Wealth Management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHowever, what is clear from the data is the resilience and adaptability of firms and households, so any contraction will be modest. As and when restrictions are eased, we continue to expect a vigorous rebound in the UK economy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Elliot Smith<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: CNBC<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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