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With the budget over, bar the inquest, attention is again turning to the health of the UK economy.
We’ll get a healthcheck on Britain’s manufacturing sector this morning, and an assessment of the mortgage and credit market but first, there are a flurry of economic surveys to digest.
KPMG have predicted that the UK economy will cool in 2026 as weak consumer sentiment and a slowing job market weighs on growth. They predict UK GDP will rise by 1.0% in 2026, down from 1.4% in 2025, with unemployment rising next year too.
