It is feared that economic growth could be further impacted by the imposition of new lockdown measures designed to stop the growing number of COVID-19 cases.
The British economy grew by only 2.1 percent in the month of August, well below expectations, despite the Eat Out to Help Out initiative Chancellor Rishi Sunak hoped would provide a much-needed boost to the economy.
The latest figures were also a major slowdown from the month of July, when the economy grew by 6.4 percent.
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