CBI Monthly economic brief
07 December 2018

Economic summary - December 2018
- The CBI's latest UK economic forecast expects growth to remain subdued through 2020, assuming the EU Withdrawal Agreement is ratified by parliament.
- The CBI's latest growth indicator points to slightly weaker growth in Q4 following a stronger Q3, which was supported by the warm weather and world cup.
- Evidence of stockpiling by companies as a form of contingency planning for Brexit remains limited.
- The latest Financial Stability Report concluded that UK banks are resilient to a sharp recession in the UK and global economy, more severe than the global financial crisis.
- Several major papers analysing certain Brexit scenarios were released at the end of November ahead of Parliament's vote on the EU Withdrawal Agreement bill.
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