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Philip Rush
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UK: GDP limping from lows in May-20

- UK GDP bounced by only 1.8% m-o-m in May-20 from its depressed lows. Although the ONS confirmed an initial recovery in retail, manufacturing and construction, these sectors are now proven to be outliers ahead of lockdown easing elsewhere.
- I remain relatively gloomy about the rebound, as strong signals are mostly about the leading sectors and say more about timing than the extent of recovery. Such disappointment should motivate another QE expansion, in my view.
- Separately, the OBR has materially re-profiled the shock towards my forecast, with two years to recover the output level, a persistent loss relative to the previous trend, and a belated rise in the UR. The BoE may follow suit soon.
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