Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:19:02 GMT
UK GDP drops in 4th quarter
UK Gross Domestic Product contracted in the last quarter of 2011, reported National Statistics office. According to data, British GDP slipped 0.2% compared to third quarter last year. Analysts earlier predicted a drop equal to 0.1%. Construction output lost 0.5%, hotels restaurants and distribution gained 0.7%, while finance and business services added 2.1%. State and other service sector advanced 2.5%.