Economy and public finances
Economic growth
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+0.5%GDP in Q2 2026, on the quarter before
Previous quarter: +0.6%. In total the economy is +29.8% larger than in Q1 2010.
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Economic growth
HealthyWhat it means: the chart shows how much bigger the economy is than at the start of 2010, after taking out inflation, so its slope is the growth rate. Around 0.4% a quarter is roughly the UK's long-run growth rate; a falling line means the economy is shrinking.
Source: ONS, quarterly national accounts, series ABMI (real GDP) and IHYQ (quarterly growth).