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Britain ‘to fall into recession’
The UK, Germany and Spain will fall into recession in 2008, the European Commission has predicted.
Brussels said the three countries would see two negative quarters of economic growth in a row, which is the technical definition of a recession.
In its latest economic forecast, the commission also downgraded its outlook for eurozone growth again.
It said the 15-nation euro bloc would now grow by 1.3% this year, against previous projections of 1.7%.
Earlier this month, data showed the region’s economy shrank by 0.2% between April and June - the bloc’s first decline since its creation in 1999.
The contraction was driven by a slowdown in exports and consumer spending.
But high inflation in the region led policy makers at the European Central Bank to keep interest rates at 4.25% at its latest meeting, allowing no relief for the eurozone’s slowing economies.
In its latest report, the commission believed that inflation was now likely to creep up to 3.6% in the eurozone - above its previous predictions of 3.2% and way above the government’s target of 2%.
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