"Figure 2: The UK economy was the fifth-fastest growing G7 economy in 2018 with signs of a loss of momentum in the wider global economy ","" "G7 countries, real GDP growth, 2016 to 2018","" "","" "Notes","1. Change in growth calculated from rounded estimates. 2. Data are calculated from quarterly estimates taken from OECD and are correct at point of compilation. " "Unit","% and percentage points" "","" "Country","2018 GDP growth","2016 to 2017 change in GDP growth","2017 to 2018 change in GDP growth" "US","2.9","0.6","0.7" "","","","" "Canada","1.8","1.9","-1.1" "","","","" "France","1.5","1.2","-0.8" "","","","" "Germany","1.5","0.3","-1.0" "","","","" "UK","1.4","0.0","-0.4" "","","","" "Japan","0.8","1.3","-1.1" "","","","" "Italy","0.8","0.4","-0.9"