NOT-SO-GREAT BRITAIN
Category: "Bloomberg Markets", July 1, 2012
THE U.K. ECONOMY HAS SLUMPED SINCE LONDON WON THE RIGHT TO HOST THE GAMES SEVEN YEARS AGO.
2005 | 2012
UNEMPLOYMENT 4.8% | 8.2%
GDP GROWTH 2.1% | –0.3%*
BUDGET DEFICIT** 3.4% | 8.3%
NATIONAL DEBT (BILLIONS) £432 | £2,181
*FIRST QUARTER 2012
**AS PERCENTAGE OF GDP
Source: Bloomberg