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GDP first quarterly estimate, UK: July to September 2023
What's in the bulletin?
- UK gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to have shown no growth in Quarter 3 (July to Sept) 2023, following an increase of 0.2% in the previous quarter.
- GDP is estimated to have increased by 0.6% in Quarter 3 2023 compared with the same quarter a year ago.
- In output terms there was a 0.1% fall in the services sector, which offset a 0.1% increase in construction output and broadly flat output in the production sector.

GDP monthly estimate, UK: September 2023
What's in the bulletin?
- Monthly real gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to have grown by 0.2% in September 2023, following growth of 0.1% in August 2023.
- Looking at the broader picture, GDP showed no growth in the three months to September 2023.
- Services output rose by 0.2% in September 2023, driven by growth in professional, scientific and technical activities, and human health and social work activities, and was the main contributor to the growth in GDP; this follows growth of 0.3% in August 2023.

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Time series related to Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
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Gross Domestic Product: chained volume measures: Seasonally adjusted £m
Chained Volume Measures (CVM)
£ 570,880 m 2023 Q3- Release date:
- 10 November 2023
- Next release:
- 22 December 2023
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Gross Domestic Product: Quarter on Quarter growth: CVM SA %
Chained Volume Measures (CVM)
0 % 2023 Q3- Release date:
- 10 November 2023
- Next release:
- 22 December 2023
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Gross Domestic Product: q-on-q4 growth rate CVM SA %
Chained Volume Measures (CVM)
0.6 % 2023 Q3- Release date:
- 10 November 2023
- Next release:
- 22 December 2023
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Gross Domestic Product at market prices: Current price: Seasonally adjusted £m
Current Prices (CP)
£ 684,625 m 2023 Q3- Release date:
- 10 November 2023
- Next release:
- 22 December 2023
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Gross Domestic Product: quarter on quarter growth rate: CP SA %
Current Prices (CP)
1.4 % 2023 Q3- Release date:
- 10 November 2023
- Next release:
- 22 December 2023
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Gross Domestic Product: q-on-q4 growth quarter growth: CP SA %
Current Prices (CP)
8.6 % 2023 Q3- Release date:
- 10 November 2023
- Next release:
- 22 December 2023
Datasets related to Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
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Revisions triangles for monthly GDP
Comparison of gross domestic product (GDP) first estimates against estimates published later.
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Monthly gross domestic product by gross value added
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Monthly GDP and main sectors to four decimal places
Monthly index values for monthly gross domestic product (GDP) and the main sectors in the UK to four decimal places.
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Contributions to monthly GDP
Contributions to growth within monthly gross domestic product (GDP), UK.
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Health volume adjustments and contribution to GDP growth
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GDP output approach, Blue Book 2023 indicative data
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Statistical bulletins
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GDP quarterly national accounts, UK: April to June 2023
Revised quarterly estimate of gross domestic product (GDP) for the UK. Uses additional data to provide a more precise indication of economic growth than the first estimate.
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GDP monthly estimate, UK: September 2023
Gross domestic product (GDP) measures the value of goods and services produced in the UK. It estimates the size of and growth in the economy.
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GDP first quarterly estimate, UK: July to September 2023
First quarterly estimate of gross domestic product (GDP). Contains current and constant price data on the value of goods and services to indicate the economic performance of the UK.
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Business investment in the UK: July to September 2023 provisional results
Estimates of short-term indicators of investment in non-financial assets; business investment and asset and sector breakdowns of total gross fixed capital formation.
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GDP, UK regions and countries: July to September 2022
Quarterly economic activity within the countries of the UK (England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) and the nine English regions (North East, North West, Yorkshire and The Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West).
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The role of labour costs and profits in UK inflation
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Methodology related to Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
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