UK economy shrinks by record 20.4% in April

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Britain's economy shrank by a record 20.4 percent in April from March amid the coronavirus lockdown, official data showed on Friday.

This monthly decline in GDP is three times greater than the fall experienced during the 2008-2009 economic downturn, according to the government.

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