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UK GDP Growth Rate

UK GDP Growth Rate 30 September 2016

UK GDP Growth Rate 30 September 2016: 0.7% for Q2 2016, above the 0.6% forecast and up from 0.4% in Q1 2016. It is the highest reading since Q2 2015. 3 of the last 7 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Fri 30 Sep 2016 at 08:30 UTC.

These figures were verified on 4 Oct 2026 from the source: Office for National Statistics. This page reports the release as published: the figures, the consensus forecast and what a print like it usually does to the currency.

Actual
0.7%
Q2 2016
Forecast
0.6%
The market consensus
Previous
0.4%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Above the forecast: A strong beat or upward revision can support sterling as markets reassess growth and the likely BoE rate path. The move is usually moderate unless the revision changes the overall picture.

UK GDP Growth Rate 30 September 2016: 0.7% for Q2 2016 against a 0.6% forecast, with the last 7 releases
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The last 7 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
30 Sep 2016Q20.7%0.6%0.4%
30 Jun 2016Q10.4%0.4%0.7%
31 Mar 2016Q40.6%0.5%0.4%
23 Dec 2015Q30.4%0.5%0.5%
30 Sep 2015Q20.7%0.7%0.4%
30 Jun 2015Q10.4%0.4%0.8%(R)
31 Mar 2015Q40.6%0.5%0.6%(R)
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