UK economy saw zero growth in fourth quarter of 2019 owing to manufacturing slowdown: Data

This photograph taken on January 31, 2020, shows a Union flag from the United Kingdom Representation as it is lowered from a flagpole at The European Parliament, in Strasbourg, on Brexit Day. AFP

Britain's economy saw zero growth in the final quarter of last year as manufacturing shrank heading into the country's general election that unlocked Brexit, official data showed Tuesday.

"There was no growth in the last quarter of 2019 as increases in the services and construction sectors were offset by another poor showing from manufacturing, particularly the motor industry," said Rob Kent-Smith at the Office for National Statistics.

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