Government figures released Friday show the economy contracted by a larger than expected 1.5 percent in the last three months of 2008, after a 0.6 percent drop in the previous quarter.

• 英国政府星期五公布的数据显示，在2008年的最后三个月，英国经济收缩了1.；5%25，超过了预期。在第三季度，英国经济下滑了0