UK finally emerges from recession – answers
questions
- How is the state of the UK economy described? it was the worst and still not the best
- Who revealed the data? the UK Office for National Statistics
- How long did the recession last? 18 months
- How does the reporter measure the move out of recession? ‘the slimmest of margins’
- What % was expected by some? 0.4%
- When was economic growth first recorded? 1949
- What idiom does the Chancellor use to describe what would happen if he withdrew financial support from businesses and families? ‘pull the rug from underneath their feet’
- What, according to the economist interviewed, has caused the slim growth? temporary government programmes and policies
- What is there no sign of? a sustained recovery
- What is doubtful? whether this number (0.1%) will hold
- Which phrasal verb describes the government’s hope for stronger growth at this rime? bank on (the government had been banking on a strong bounce back)
- What is now even trickier? a political comeback