Economic Buzz: UK GDP grows 0.7% in Q1

According to the Office for National Statistics, UK gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to have grown by 0.7% in Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2025, unrevised from the first estimate.

In output terms, growth in Quarter 1 2025 was driven by an increase of 0.7% in the services sector, production also grew, by 1.3%, and the construction sector grew by 0.3%.

In expenditure terms, growth in the latest quarter was driven by increases in gross fixed capital formation, net trade and household consumption.

Nominal GDP is estimated to have increased by 1.5% in Quarter 1 2025, mainly driven by an increase in compensation of employees.

Real GDP per head is estimated to have grown by 0.6% in Quarter 1 2025, revised up from the first estimate increase of 0.5%.

Real household disposable income (RHDI) per head is estimated to have decreased in the latest quarter by 1.0% from a revised 1.8% increase in the previous quarter.

The household saving ratio is estimated to have decreased by 1.1 percentage points to 10.9% this quarter; driven by a fall in the non-pension savings contributions.

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