Terpe
14th August 2015, 02:51
Seems the UK just squeezed up to become the 5th largest economy thanks largely to sex, drugs and rock'n roll :wink:
UK economy, boosted by the inclusion of sex and drugs in national accounts, overtakes France by a whisker to become the world's fifth largest economy.
Official estimates show prostitution added about £5.7bn to the UK economy in 2013, while illegal drugs were worth about £6.62bn.
Source (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/11313327/Britain-edges-past-France-on-world-stage.html)
UK economy, boosted by the inclusion of sex and drugs in national accounts, overtakes France by a whisker to become the world's fifth largest economy.
Official estimates show prostitution added about £5.7bn to the UK economy in 2013, while illegal drugs were worth about £6.62bn.
Source (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/11313327/Britain-edges-past-France-on-world-stage.html)