British Quarterly GDP Grows 0.4% in Q2

MT Newswires · 2d ago
02:07 AM EDT, 08/13/2026 (MT Newswires) -- The UK's quarterly gross domestic product rose 0.4% in the second quarter, after a 0.6% increase in the prior three-month period, preliminary data from the Office for National Statistics showed Thursday. The latest figure aligned with market expectations. On a yearly basis, the British economy expanded 1.2% in the quarter, against the consensus estimate of a 1.1% increase and the 0.9% growth earlier.