aye susannah, gdp prior to the pandemic. aye susannah.— gdp prior to the pandemic.from tiktok, actually, asking why - susannah, susannah, a question from tiktok, actually, asking why we - susannah, susannah, a question from tiktok, actually, asking why we are i tiktok, actually, asking why we are in a recession at the moment? you look particularly — in a recession at the moment? you look particularly at _ in a recession at the moment? gm. look particularly at retail sales, they were weak at the end of last year and household consumption is, consumer spending is a huge part of the uk economy and so when consumers feel the chill and close their purses and don't spend so much, that does have repercussions but also because we have had higher interest rates, it has made many companies more cautious as well about expanding activity. they have been battening down hatches with many of them grappling with notjust high interest rates are high borrowing costs but also higher labour costs as well and other costs which increase due to pressure. it has been pretty difficult, do y