'Undoubtedly worrying figures': UK GDP rebounds by lacklustre 1.8%

While this is a small uptick, economic output remains at the lowest level seen in more than a decade as lockdown continued to hamper economic activity. Overall, the UK's GDP has fallen by 19.1% in the three months to May. Jonathan Athow, deputy national statistician for Economic Statistics, said: "Manufacturing and house building showed signs of recovery as some businesses saw staff return to work. Despite this, the economy was still a quarter smaller in May than in February, before the full effects of the pandemic struck. "In the important services sector, we saw some pickup in re...