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Monthly GDP September 2026

  • Real GDP is estimated to have grown by 0.7% in the three months to September 2026, compared with the three months to June 2026. This follows growth of 0.6% in the three months to August, revised down from 0.7%.
  • On the month, GDP is estimated to have grown by 0.2% in September 2026, following no growth in August, revised down from 0.1% growth. 
  • Compared with September 2025, GDP is estimated to be 2.1% higher.
  • GDP is estimated to have grown by 1.9% in the three months to September 2026 compared with the same period a year earlier. Services grew by 2.3% and production rose by 1.5%, while construction fell by 1.7%. 

Services

  • Services output grew by 0.9% in the three months to September 2026, matching unrevised growth in the three months to August. The largest contributions came from administrative and support services (4.1%), information and communication (2.1%), and professional, scientific and technical activities (1.6%). Education and accommodation and food services each fell by 0.5%.
  • On the month, services output rose by 0.2% in September 2026, following a 0.1% fall in August. Real estate activities (0.4%) and transport and storage (1.4%) made the largest contributions. Consumer-facing services rose by 0.6%, led by motor vehicle trade and repair (3.0%), while retail trade excluding motor vehicles and motorcycles fell by 0.4%. 

Production

  • Production output increased by 0.1% in the three months to September 2026, following a 0.5% fall in the three months to August, revised from a 0.2% decline. Manufacturing grew by 0.9%, partly offset by falls in mining and quarrying (2.2%), energy supply (2.1%), and water supply, sewerage and waste management (1.5%).
  • On the month, production output rose by 0.3% in September 2026, following growth of 0.7% in August. Manufacturing (0.7%) and mining and quarrying (1.4%) drove the increase, while water supply, sewerage and waste management fell by 1.7% and energy supply fell by 0.3%.

Construction

  • Construction output fell by 0.7% in the three months to September 2026, compared with the three months to June. New work fell by 1.6%, led by a 4.7% decline in private housing new work. Repair and maintenance grew by 0.5%.
  • On the month, construction output grew by 0.8% in September 2026, ending four consecutive monthly declines. New work rose by 0.9%, led by infrastructure new work (3.3%), while repair and maintenance increased by 0.6%.

Real GDP grew by 0.7% in the three months to September 2026, following a growth of 0.6% in the three months to August 2026 and a growth of 0.5% in the three months to July 2026

Source: ONS

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