UK GDP Growth Rate 30 September 2026

UK GDP Growth Rate 30 September 2026: 0.5% for Q2 2026, above the 0.4% forecast and down from 0.6% in Q1 2026. 2 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Wed 30 Sep 2026 at 06:00 UTC. The next release is due on Tue 22 Dec 2026 at 07:00 UTC, with a forecast of 0.7%.

These figures were verified on 30 Sep 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
0.5%
Q2 2026
Forecast
0.4%
The market consensus
Previous
0.6%
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 2026: 0.5% for Q2 2026 against a 0.4% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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UK GDP Growth Rate 30 September 2026: 0.5% vs 0.4% forecast (Office for National Statistics). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/uk-gdp/2026-09-30

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
22 Dec 2026 · 07:00—Next0.7%—
30 Sep 2026Q20.5%0.4%0.6%
30 Jun 2026Q10.6%0.6%0.2%
31 Mar 2026Q40.1%0.1%0.1%
30 Sep 2025Q20.3%0.3%0.7%
30 Jun 2025Q10.7%0.7%0.1%
28 Mar 2025Q40.1%0.1%0%
23 Dec 2024Q30%0.1%0.4%
30 Sep 2024Q20.5%0.6%0.7%
28 Jun 2024Q10.7%0.6%-0.3%
28 Mar 2024Q4-0.3%-0.3%-0.1%
22 Dec 2023Q3-0.1%0%0%
29 Sep 2023Q20.2%0.2%0.3%