Growth amount hinges on Brexit outcome being soft as possible

There has been a lot of commentary about how the UK economy has held up better than expected since the vote for Brexit in June 2016, writes Oliver Mangan. 

The economy grew by 0.5% and 0.4% in the final two quarters of 2017, regaining some momentum after a weak first half to the year.

However, when one compares the UK’s performance to other economies, the impact of the Brexit vote is clear to be seen.