Why did the UK economy slow in the third quarter

The UK economy slowed to a near-standstill in the third quarter as uncertainty surrounding Labour's first budget and high interest rates ...

Several experts said the slowdown could have been down to companies holding back on spending decisions until after the Budget. Ben Jones, lead ...

It expanded by 0.1%, cancelling out the 0.8% growth in the construction sector. The UK's GDP for the most recent quarter is lower than the 0.7% ...

One factor hobbling the economy, many economists say, is Britain's departure from the European Union in 2020, which has made trade more ...

Britain's economy grew less than expected in the third quarter, official data showed on Friday, dealing a blow to the Labour government that has ...

The statistics agency said output in September shrank, a development that is likely to fuel accusations from critics of the new Labour ...

The numbers underline the challenge facing the new Labour government. ... The U.K. economy slowed to a crawl in the third quarter, despite ...

The UK economy barely grew at all in the third quarter of this year, in a blow to Labour's plans for growth. The economy expanded by just ...

The UK economy barely grew at all in the third quarter of 2024 as concerns about tax rises stymied economic activity and investment ahead of ...

The economy was particularly hampered as uncertainty ahead of the government budget meant firms held off on investment decisions, Ben Jones, ...

Analysts have attributed part of the third-quarter slowdown to worries about the impacts of the budget. Lindsay James, investment strategist at ...

Britain's economy grew less than expected in the third quarter, official data showed Friday, dealing a blow to the Labour government that ...

In the third quarter, services-sector activity—typically a driver of U.K. economic output—grew only marginally, while industrial production ...

Britain's economy contracted unexpectedly in September and growth slowed ... GDP per head dropped 0.1% in the third quarter and was flat compared ...

The statistics agency said output in September shrank, a development that is likely to fuel accusations from critics of the new Labour ...

The UK economy cooled faster than expected in the third quarter, marking a disappointing start to Prime Minister Keir Starmer's promise to ...

The economy has lost momentum since the first quarter, when it grew 0.7 per cent and rebounded from a technical recession at the end of 2023.

“Following a 'gangbusters' first half of the year, the third quarter outturn paints a more realistic picture of the UK's underlying growth ...

Several experts said the slowdown could have been down to companies holding back on spending decisions until after the Budget. Ben Jones, lead ...

(Bloomberg) -- The UK economy cooled by more than expected in the third quarter after a surprise contraction in September as anxiety built ...