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National (UK) · YouGov

Business sentiment declined in the second edition of our quarterly business tracker, according to new YouGov data.

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According to the snippet, what happened to business sentiment in Q2 2026?

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What is the name of the tracker that produced this data?

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How many editions of this quarterly tracker had been released when the article was written?

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National (UK) · The Independent — UK news

The UK economy grew by 0.4 per cent in the second quarter of the year, down from 0.6 per cent in the first quarter

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According to the headline, what was UK economic growth in the second quarter?

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Growth slowed from 0.6% in Q1 to 0.4% in Q2. By how many percentage points did it fall?

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Express the Q2 growth rate of 0.4% as a fraction of the Q1 growth rate of 0.6%.

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National (UK) · YouGov

Does the new EU AI Act reflect the concerns consumers have around AI content? YouGov CEO Stephan Shakespeare investigates.

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List every number in the headline and opening lines. Which look like raw measurements and which are interpretations?

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Invent one arithmetic question you could answer after reading the full article (use only numbers you expect to appear there).

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