Fourth-quarter GDP figures awaited

Fears of a triple-dip recession will mount this week as official figures are expected to confirm the economy slumped into the red at the end of last year.

Economists are forecasting gross domestic product (GDP) to have edged 0.1% lower in the final quarter of 2012, and there are concerns that a snow-hit start to 2013 will see the UK head back into recession.
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