Economic Review, May 2013

Economic Review, May 2013

Contents

• Abstract
• Summary
• Gross domestic product grew in the first quarter of 2013
• Has there been a double dip recession?
• Labour market and inflation
• The 2008-2009 recession in context
• Background notes

Abstract

This note draws together key economic stories from National Statistics produced over the latest month. This is in order to paint a coherent picture of the UK’s economic performance using recent economic data.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.1.0.