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Jun 30, 2021, 6 tweets

GDP fell 1.6% in Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2021, revised down slightly from a 1.5% fall in the previous estimate ow.ly/XhKA50Flvlu

The household saving ratio grew to 19.9% in Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2021.

This is the second-highest growth on record after Quarter 2 (Apr to June) 2020 ow.ly/8L7J50FlvmH

The UK’s underlying current account deficit narrowed to £12.7 billion (2.3% of GDP) in Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2021 ow.ly/iV3r50Flvo0

Commenting on our revised GDP figures for Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2021, Deputy National Statistician for Economic Statistics @jathers_ONS said: (1/3)

.@Jathers_ONS continued: (2/3)

Talking about transactions between the UK and rest of the world (the balance of payments) @Jathers_ONS added: (3/3)

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