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Will the United Kingdom enter a recession by 2021?

46%chance

46%chance

ResolvedYes

ResolvedYes

The community gave this a 46% chance, and it resolved Yes.

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Opened:

Feb 1, 2019

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Jan 1, 2020

Resolved:

Aug 12, 2020

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Feb 1, 2019

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