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Thread #162855   Message #3897856
Posted By: Keith A of Hertford
07-Jan-18 - 06:03 AM
Thread Name: BS: Post Brexit life in the UK
Subject: RE: BS: Post Brexit life in the UK
Rag, who or what is "Quartz Media" and why should anyone pay them any attention?

Telegraph 16 days ago,
Britain?s economy grew by 0.4pc in the third quarter and by 1.7pc on the year, an unexpectedly strong result which indicates the UK is proving more resilient than feared.
Sustained household spending growth helped drive the increase, as well as expansions in the accounting, recruitment and retailing sectors which were strong performers in the dominant services industry.
Manufacturers were also boosted by rising exports and sales of new car models, the Office for National Statistics said.

Economist Alan Clarke at Scotiabank said this bodes well for 2017?s overall GDP growth, defying expectations of a serious slowdown.
He had previously forecast growth of between 1.5pc and 1.6pc, but has now upgraded his forecast to 1.8pc.
?It is really quite a pleasant end to the year. The IMF got loads of headlines for downgrading their forecasts, but really they are the Johnny-come-latelies, they should have waited for this data. It is looking better than we all thought,? he said.
?If anyone had said in the immediate aftermath of the Brexit vote that the economy would only slow from 1.9pc in 2016 to 1.8pc now, we?d have been very happy with that.?
Growth will stay at similar levels next year, he believes, as the squeeze on incomes from inflation gradually fades.
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2017/12/22/gdp-grew-04pc-final-reading-third-quarter-says-ons/