The Bank said that the UK is still headed for a recession but stressed that the economic downturn could be shallower and shorter than previously expected. Gross domestic product is set to shrink by 1 per cent, from around 3 per cent in an earlier forecast. This is because wholesale energy prices have fallen significantly since the MPC produced its last forecast in November and inflation has begun to fall from its peak last year.
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