Image π°UK ECONOMY SHRINKS BY 2.9% AS COVID-19 LOCKDOWN HITS π¬π§ SERVICES AND FACTORIES π.. π¬π§ EXPORTS TO EU PLUNGE BY Β£5.6BN IN FIRST MONTH SINCE BREXIT πͺπΊ #TemplateNews #DistantEchoes #NayabChohan #NayabChohanLIVE nayabchohan.com gnayabchohan.com 12 Friday Mar 2021 TagsBrexit, COVID-19, Distant Echoes, Economy, Finance, Template News, UK, UK π¬π§ GDP fell by 2.9% in January, remaining 9% below its pre-pandemic peak. Services fell 3.5% (10.2% below), manufacturing fell 2.3%, (5.7% below) while construction grew 0.9% (2.6% below) https://t.co/CPS46SeCzV pic.twitter.com/W8b6LrCcEA — Office for National Statistics (ONS) (@ONS) March 12, 2021 Underlying goods imports fell by Β£8.9 billion (21.6%) in Jan, driven by a Β£6.6 billion (28.8%) fall in imports from the EU Exports of goods fell by Β£5.3 billion (19.3%) in Jan, driven by a Β£5.6 billion (40.7%) fall in exports to the EU For more info:https://t.co/E9IeQC7Zhb pic.twitter.com/oiVNvcUUif — Abi Casey (@AbiCasey_ONS) March 12, 2021 Commenting on todayβs trade figures, @jathers_ONS said: (1/1) pic.twitter.com/wNU7DyjD9D — Office for National Statistics (ONS) (@ONS) March 12, 2021 Posted by The Template News, Current Affairs and Sport Website | Filed under Breaking News πΊ ππ, Financial π· π² π¦, International News, Politics πΌ π³ πͺ, UK ≈ Leave a comment