The Office for (news) reported that the gross domestic product (GDP), a measure of all goods produced in the UK, increased by 0.2%.
Since a recession was proclaimed last month due to two consecutive three-month spells of negative economic growth, this is the first official report of economic growth.
When examined over a three-month period, GDP decreased by 0.1% from October to January, indicating that the economy is still having difficulties.
However, if the pattern persisted into February and March, the overall rise in January may indicate that the recession in the UK is the shortest in history.
