Speaking at an event organised by the Institute for Government, Andy Haldane, the Bank of England’s chief economist, expressed “surprise" at the performance of the UK, calling economists' failure to accurately predict the impact of Brexit a "Michael Fish" moment.
In contrast to economists' predictions, the UK has in fact experienced accelerated growth since last June's Brexit vote. Activity in the services sector increased to a 17-month high in December, and the economy is proving to be more resilient than anticipated with GDP growth at a better-than-expected 0.6 per cent between July and September.
"We had foreseen a sharper slowdown in the economy than has happened – in common with every other, almost every other mainstream macro forecaster," Mr Haldane said, adding that there was was a “genuine uncertainty” as to the outcome of the Brexit negotiations.
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