Figures confirm slowdown in third quarter of 2025

THE UK economy grew by an unrevised 0.1% between July and September while expansion was weaker than first thought in the second quarter, according to official figures.

- HOLLY WILLIAMS

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) confirmed growth slowed in the third quarter after the cyber attack at Jaguar Land Rover knocked activity in the manufacturing sector.

But output was also worse than first thought in the previous three months, with gross domestic product (GDP) expanding by 0.2% in the three months to June, revised down from the previous estimate of 0.3% growth.

The ONS also revised up growth for the final quarter of last year, to 0.3% from 0.2% previously recorded, although the out-turn for 2024 as a whole was left unchanged at 1.1% growth.