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Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees
It's simple fact, the UK economy is much more tied to the service industry than Germany's hence why we performed so poorly.
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People are equating the service sector to being shops, restaurants and bars, which Germany and the UK are both strong in.
Germany has more manufacturing but the larger service sector we have is mainly due to financial and professional services.
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the figures are also skewed by the fact that a majority of European nations were exiting out of lockdown whilst we were still in lockdown
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That's more likely a reason.