Vereinigtes Königreich von Großbritannien und Nordirland Bip-Wachstum

The British economy expanded 0.1% on quarter in Q4 2024, following no growth in Q3, and beating forecasts of a 0.1% contraction, according to preliminary estimates. On the production side, the services sector increased by 0.2% and construction grew by 0.5%, while production fell by 0.8%, marking a fifth straight quarter of contraction, largely driven by a 0.7% decline in manufacturing, mostly transport equipment (-2.3%) and pharmaceuticals (-4%) and a 2.5% decline in mining and quarrying. On the expenditure side, exports were down 2.5% mostly due to fuels, and machinery and transport equipment while imports rose 2.1% driven by large movements in non-monetary gold. Also, gross fixed capital formation declined 0.9%, led by transport (-22.9%). These falls were offset by a large increase in change in inventories while government spending increased 0.8%, mainly due to public administration and defence, and higher activity in health. Meanwhile, there was no growth in household expenditure.