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UK DATA: Nov GDP Plunges, Raising Prospect of Q4 Stagnation
-UK Nov GDP -0.3% m/m vs upwardly-revised +0.l% in October
-UK Nov GDP +0.1% 3m/3m vs +0.2% in Oct
-UK Nov GDP +0.6% y/y vs +1.0%r Oct, lowest since June 2012
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UK GDP fell sharply in November, falling well short of expectations, 
suggesting that Q4 growth will fail to meet the Bank of England forecast 
in Q4. Output must rise by more than 0.1% in December to leave GDP 
unchanged between Q3 and Q4. The dominant service sector contracted 
by 0.3% between November and December, shaving 0.25pp from total growth. 
Manufacturing slumped by 1.7%, leaving the construction sector to do all 
the heavy lifting in December. A 1.9% rebound in construction added 
0.11pp to total growth. December retail sales data due on Friday should 
provide a sense of consumer sentiment toward year end, and another weak 
showing could force a downgrade of forecasts to Q4 growth.

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