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The recession in numbers (Image © Chris Radburn/PA Wire)The recession in numbers

The UK is now officially in recession. MSN investigates what this means for house prices, the pound, the markets, unemployment and more.

Find out who lost the most from the global banking crisis, and some surprising winners (Image © PA Photos)Recession and crisis: the winners and losers

Every crisis throws up winners and losers. This financial crisis may be the biggest since the 1930s, but it doesn't mean everybody will lose out. And it isn't just people or businesses that win or lose, but economies, economic ideas, investment fashions and even political ideologies.

Regional changes in unemployment (Image © PA Graphics)Where unemployment is worst

Grim new figures showed redundancies reaching a record high, jobs and vacancies falling and more people claiming jobseeker's allowance. See where and how unemployment levels have changed.

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UK economy poll

  1. Will a recession be a good thing in the long-term?

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  1. Will a recession be a good thing in the long-term?
    1. Yes, the economy badly needed rebalancing
      50%
    2. No, a recession can never help and growth is good
      15%
    3. A gradual slowdown would have been far better
      35%
2557 responses, not scientifically valid, results updated every minute.

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