Recession deniers eat crow

The figures for GDP growth in the first quarter of 2012 were revised today, as many, from Goldman Sachs' Kevin Daly to the Sunday Times' David Smith predicted. What they didn't predict, however, was that the figures would be revised downward. The contraction over the last two quarters now stands at a total of 0.6 per cent.
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