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UK GDP Growth Rate

UK GDP Growth Rate 22 December 2020

UK GDP Growth Rate 22 December 2020: 16% for Q3 2020, above the 15.5% forecast and against -18.8% in Q2 2020 (first reported as -19.8%). It is the highest of the last 12 releases. It is the second release in a row above the forecast. It was released on Tue 22 Dec 2020 at 07:00 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
16%
Q3 2020
Forecast
15.5%
The market consensus
Previous
-18.8%
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 22 December 2020: 16% for Q3 2020 against a 15.5% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
22 Dec 2020Q316%15.5%-18.8%
30 Sep 2020Q2-19.8%-20.4%-2.5%
30 Jun 2020Q1-2.2%-2%0.0%
31 Mar 2020Q40.0%0.0%0.5%
20 Dec 2019Q30.4%0.3%-0.2%
30 Sep 2019Q2-0.2%-0.2%0.6%
28 Jun 2019Q10.5%0.5%0.2%
29 Mar 2019Q40.2%0.2%0.7%
21 Dec 2018Q30.6%0.6%0.4%
28 Sep 2018Q20.4%0.4%0.1%
29 Jun 2018Q10.2%0.1%0.4%
29 Mar 2018Q40.4%0.4%0.5%
The release before:UK GDP Growth Rate 30 September 2020The release after:UK GDP Growth Rate 31 March 2021UK GDP Growth Rate: every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar