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Monthly GDP March 2026

  • Real GDP is estimated to have grown by 0.6% in the three months to March 2026, compared with the three months to December 2025. This follows growth of 0.5% in the three months to February 2026 and 0.4% growth in the three months to January 2026.
  • On the month, GDP is estimated to have grown by 0.3% in March 2026, following growth of 0.4% in February 2026 and no growth in January 2026.
  • Compared with March 2025, GDP is estimated to be 1.2% higher.
  • Services output is estimated to have grown by 0.8% in the three months to March 2026, following growth of 0.6% in the three months to February 2026. Growth over the period was driven by increases in wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (2.0%), information and communication (1.7%), and professional, scientific and technical activities (1.2%). These increases were partially offset by falls in administrative and support service activities (-1.0%) and arts, entertainment and recreation (-0.9%).
  • On the month, services output is estimated to have grown by 0.3% in March 2026, with 11 of the 14 subsectors showing growth.
  • Production output is estimated to have grown by 0.2% in the three months to March 2026, following growth of 1.1% in the three months to February 2026. Growth over the period was driven by manufacturing (0.8%) and electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (0.6%), while mining and quarrying fell (-4.5%).
  • On the month, production output is estimated to have fallen by 0.2% in March 2026.
  • Construction output is estimated to have grown by 0.4% in the three months to March 2026, compared with the three months to December 2025, following five consecutive three-monthly falls. Growth was driven by repair and maintenance (3.4%), particularly private housing repair and maintenance (4.1%), while new work fell by 1.9%, led by a decline in private new housing (-2.6%).
  • On the month, construction output is estimated to have grown by 1.5% in March 2026.
  • Over the longer term, GDP is estimated to have grown by 1.0% in the three months to March 2026 compared with the same three months a year ago. Over this period, services grew by 1.4%, production showed no growth, and construction fell by 1.3%.

Real GDP grew by 0.6% in the three months to March 2026, following a growth of 0.5% in the three months to February 2026 and a growth of 0.4% in the three months to January 2026

Source: ONS

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