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UK GDP Growth Rate

UK GDP Growth Rate 30 September 2021

UK GDP Growth Rate 30 September 2021: 5.5% for Q2 2021, above the 4.8% forecast and against -1.4% in Q1 2021 (first reported as -1.6%). It is the highest reading since Q3 2020. 5 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Thu 30 Sep 2021 at 06:00 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
5.5%
Q2 2021
Forecast
4.8%
The market consensus
Previous
-1.4%
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 2021: 5.5% for Q2 2021 against a 4.8% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
30 Sep 2021Q25.5%4.8%-1.4%
30 Jun 2021Q1-1.6%-1.5%1.3%
31 Mar 2021Q41.3%1%16.9%
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%
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