1 UK economic outlook: Emerging from the shadow of Covid-19

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1 We would like to thank Arnab Bhattacharjee, Janine Boshoff, Jagjit Chadha, Huw Dixon, Paul Mortimer-Lee, Barry Naisbitt, Andrew Sentance, Bart van Ark and Garry Young for helpful comments and Patricia Sanchez Juanino for preparing the charts and the database underlying the forecast. The forecast was completed on 16th July 2021; more recent data are incorporated in the text. Unless otherwise specified, the source of all data reported in tables and figures is the NiGEM database and NIESR forecast baseline. All questions and comments related to the forecast and its underlying assumptions should be addressed to Cyrille Lenoël (c.lenoel@niesr.ac.uk). 2 As recorded by the ‘Average of new forecasts’ in HM Treasury’s monthly ‘Forecasts for the UK economy’ Economic background and overview of the forecast