Hopes of the United Kingdom shaking its late 2023 technical recession appear to have been short-lived, after grim real gross domestic product (GDP) figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) this morning. According to the ONS, the UK economy stalled in April, showing no growth whatsoever, showing 0% figures versus the 0.4% growth seen in March 2024. Declining production and constructionThis morning’s data also showed that production output in the UK fell by 0.9% in April 2024 following growth of 0.2% in March 2024, but grew by 0.7% in the three months to April 2024. Construction out…