UK GDP expands 0.1% quarter-on-quarter in Q4 2024 against -0.1 expected, figure could be turning point
abrdn | Preliminary UK GDP data released this morning shows that the economy expanded by 0.1% quarter-on-quarter in the fourth quarter, compared to the expected -0.1%. Today’s GDP figures, although still very weak in absolute terms, have been much better than expected and may act as a kind of turning point. It is certainly difficult now for the economy to enter a technical recession in the short term. However, it…