LONDON (AFP) - The recession-hit economy contracted 2.4 percent in the first quarter from the final quarter of 2008 -- the sharpest decline in more than 50 years -- revised official data showed on Tuesday.
The Office for National Statistics' final estimate was revised down from a previous reading of minus 1.9 percent for gross domestic product (GDP) during the first quarter of 2009.
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