Bank of England data suggests Brexit cost UK economy 6% of GDP
By
Faisal Islam
Crusty in the right places. Worth the chew.
Summary
Analysis of internal Bank of England data shows the UK economy suffered a 6% GDP hit from Brexit. Half of the damage came from post-referendum uncertainty and surprise, while the other half resulted from rising trade barriers after leaving the EU. The study reconstructed how the UK would have grown without the 2016 vote to leave.
Key quotes
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About half the economic hit came from the sheer surprise and uncertainty of the post-referendum period while the rest was from rising trade barriers
The study analysed lost growth by trying to reconstruct how the UK would have grown if it had not voted to leave the EU
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