Truly historic fall in UK economic output in Q2 - and a much bigger one than in euro zone or U.S. (though n.b. differences in timing of lockdown) https://reut.rs/2FjZyex ">https://reut.rs/2FjZyex&q...

ONS chart here captures the scale of the collapse in GDP compared with the 2008 financial crisis

More here from the ONS showing how it& #39;s a very different downturn for different parts of the services sector. Hospitality hammered by the lockdown - but also worth seeing the rapid (but partial) recovery in retail as lockdown eased in June.

Big variations within the manufacturing sector too. The headline-grabbing collapse in car production has been much worse than for other types of manufacturer, and - perhaps unsurprisingly - pharmaceuticals production has expanded.