British GDP

Economy

UK economy returns to growth in August after two months of stagnation

Figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that Gross domestic product (GDP) recorded a 0.2% growth in August, an increase on no growth in June and July.

11/10/2024

Economy

Cash no longer king - how Britain makes a mint from cards

The Treasury is making a mint from Britain's increasingly cash-free society.

11/03/2024

Economy

UK economy sees flat growth as inflation drags

The UK's GDP inched up by 0.2% in September 2023, driven by services growth, while consumer-facing sectors sank.

10/11/2023

Economy

UK economy slumps amid strikes and rain

The UK's GDP has shrunk by more than expected, following news of higher unemployment but also higher wages.

13/09/2023

United Kingdom

UK economy shrinks by only 1.5% in first quarter despite lockdown

According to official statistics, the economy even managed to grow by 2.1 per cent in March when the country began easing some restrictions

12/05/2021

United Kingdom

UK economy suffers 'largest fall in output for 300 years', says Sunak

The UK finance minister has told parliament that the economic emergency is only just beginning, as he outlines the government's spending plans.

25/11/2020

United Kingdom

Boris Johnson tells UK parents to send their children back to school

The UK prime minister was speaking ahead of the beginning of the new school year next week.

24/08/2020

Business

UK economy returns growth in July

Britain's gross domestic product increased more than expected in July dampening fears it will succumb to its first recession since the financial crisis as the Brexit crisis escalates

09/09/2019

United Kingdom

Uk economy slows down as Brexit gets nearer

Britain's 2018 growth was the weakest in six years.

11/02/2019

United Kingdom

Boxing Day shopping spree in Britain

Some reports say Boxing Day sales in the UK could be the biggest shopping spree ever, but others are more cautious

26/12/2017

Economy

UK economy: moderate growth but inflation remains high

UK economy: Britain is on course for its longest fall in living standards since records began, with wages not returning to their pre-financial crisis levels until at least 2025

23/11/2017

Economy

British economy shows signs of 'slowdown' in latest growth estimate

26/07/2017

United Kingdom

Euroviews. View: Will the UK see a shake-up of established political parties?

In the volatile political age in which we live, new parties are springing to power all over. Will the shake up reach the UK's shores?

25/07/2017

Economy

OECD boss issues warning for UK economy

The OECD predicts falling GDP growth for the UK, and that Brexit will be costly.

07/06/2017

Economy

British economy finishes 2016 strongly but Brexit effects loom

Britain's economy sped up at the end of 2016 but there were signs the Brexit vote will increasingly act as a brake on growth this year.

22/02/2017

Economy

Little sign of Brexit vote downturn for UK economy

UK economic growth slowed only slightly in the three months after the Brexit vote, reducing the likelihood the Bank of England will cut rates further.

27/10/2016

Economy

'Permanently poorer' Brexit warning from UK finance minister

UK finance minister George Osborne says Britons will be "permanently poorer" if they vote to leave the European Union in a referendum in June, his comments based on a Treasury analysis.

18/04/2016

Economy

UK's economic growth slows more than expected

Britain’s economic growth slowed up in the year’s third quarter, partly due to the biggest fall in construction in three years. GDP grew by 0.5

27/10/2015

Economy

UK economy grew by 0.7 percent in second quarter

In the UK economic growth remained steady at 0.7 percent for the second quarter according to official figures. Analysts had been expecting such a

28/08/2015