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This is a list of recessions (and depressions) that have affected the economy of the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. In the United Kingdom a recession is generally defined as two successive quarters of negative economic growth, as measured by the seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter figures for real GDP. Name Dates Duration Real GDP reduction Causes Other data Great Slump c. 1430 ...
The Box was fitted with tracking equipment, and painted in a special one-off BBC livery. [2] The Box was named after the book The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger, which covers the effects of containerisation. [1] The project was assisted by the Container Shipping Information Service.
In 2009 NYK Virgo delivered the BBC Box back to the United Kingdom. The BBC Box was part of a news report on "globalisation and the world economy" [2] and was sent around the world with a GPS tracker. The box carried various cargoes from Scotch whisky to cat food.
50 Things That Made the Modern Economy is a radio show and podcast on the BBC World Service. It is presented by economist and journalist Tim Harford. The first series was broadcast between 5 November 2016 and 28 October 2017. A second series began on 30 March 2019.
This is an alphabetical list of countries by past and projected Gross Domestic Product, based on the Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) methodology, not on market exchange rates.
The economy is boosted by North Sea oil and gas production; its reserves were estimated at 2.5 billion barrels in 2021, [14] although it has been a net importer of oil since 2005. [45] There are significant regional variations in prosperity, with South East England and North East Scotland being the richest areas per capita.
Numerous other measures have been suggested to supplement, not simply replace GDP, creating a "dashboard" of metrics to track the economy and well-being. [18]
However, IMF said India's economy is expected to bounce back in 2021 with a robust six percent growth rate. On 31 August 2020, the National Statistical Office (NSO) released the data, which revealed that the country's GDP contracted by 23.9 per cent in the first quarter of 2020–21 financial year.