GDP monthly estimate UK - April 2025 - Fall 0.03%

12th June 2025

Monthly real gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to have fallen by 0.3% in April 2025, following growth of 0.2% in March 2025.

Real GDP is estimated to have grown by 0.7% in the three months to April 2025, compared with the three months to January 2025, largely driven by growth in the services sector in this period.

Monthly services output fell by 0.4% in April 2025, following growth of 0.4% in March 2025, and was the largest contributor to the fall in GDP in the month; but grew by 0.6% in the three months to April 2025.

Production output fell by 0.6% in April 2025, following a fall of 0.7% in March 2025, but grew by 1.1% in the three months to April 2025.

Construction output grew by 0.9% in April 2025, following growth of 0.5% in March 2025, and grew by 0.5% in the three months to April 2025.

An error has been identified in the consumer price inflation measures for April 2025; this error has no impact on the monthly GDP estimate for April 2025.

Monthly GDP
Monthly real gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to have fallen by 0.3% in April 2025, following growth of 0.2% in March 2025.

Real GDP is estimated to have grown by 0.7% in the three months to April 2025, compared with the three months to January 2025, with signs that some activity may have been brought forward from April to earlier in the year.

There was growth in all three main sectors in the three months to April 2025, with a rise of 0.6% in services sector output the main contributor to the increase in GDP, while production and construction output grew by 1.1% and 0.5%, respectively.

An error has been identified in the consumer price inflation measures for April 2025. Please find more detailed information in our Vehicle Excise Duty impact on Consumer Price Inflation note. This error has no impact on monthly GDP estimates for April 2025.

Note that early estimates of GDP are subject to revision in future publications (both positive and negative). Please see our Why GDP figures are revised article for more information. In this release, no previously published data are open for revision.

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