<p class="text-align-justify">In April 2020, during the first lockdown, the GDP of the UK was lowered by 25% than it had been in February 2020. The economy began to perk up in the summer and spring, signaling the economy's opening and restrained demand from the very first lockdown.</p>

<p class="text-align-justify">In November, a second lockdown occurred which was short-lived but resulted in yet another monthly drop in GDP. The restrictions were temporarily relaxed in the following month but tighter lockdowns had been reintroduced in January 2021 due to the new virus strain driving higher corona infection rates. Another drop in GDP as a result of this.</p>

<p class="text-align-justify">All of the key elements of monthly GDP were below pre-pandemic levels in February 2021. The major cause of this drop was drop-in services, which were 8.8% lower in February 2021 than they were in February 2020.</p>
