The National Institute of Economic Social Research (NIESR) said UK economy is on course to contract by -0.1% in Q2. However, initial outlook for Q3 is for growth of 0.2%. Thus, UK would likely avoid a technical recession, two consecutive quarters of contraction.
Janine Boshoff, Economist in the Macroeconomic Modelling and Forecasting team, said “Our latest estimate implies that the economy will narrowly avoid a technical recession in the middle quarters of this year. That said, the latest ONS data and recent surveys suggest that the economy has lost considerable momentum since the first quarter. This reflects the impact of Brexit-related uncertainty and slower growth in the global economy outside of the United States. The near-term outlook for the UK economy continues to depend on the outcome of the Brexit negotiations.”.
