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Story · United Kingdom · 16 Jul 2026

UK monthly real GDP grew by 0.1% in May 2026

UK monthly real GDP grew by 0.1% in May 2026, while output grew by 0.7% across the latest three-month period.

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Relevance date 16 Jul 2026, 06:00Updated 30 Aug 2026, 05:34Exam relevance 85/100
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Primary sourceOffice for National Statistics →GDP monthly estimate, UK: May 2026
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0.1%

Monthly real GDP change

0.7%

Three-month real GDP change

Exam link: Economic growth → real output → employment and incomes → living standards

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Understand the storyExpand

The Office for National Statistics estimated that UK monthly real GDP grew by 0.1% in May 2026. Across the three months to May, real GDP grew by 0.7%.

What happened

UK real GDP grew by 0.1% in May 2026 on the monthly measure. The broader three-month comparison showed GDP grew by 0.7% over the latest three-month period.

Why it matters

Monthly GDP is a timely indicator of the direction of UK economic activity. Growth can affect employment, tax revenues, living standards and the amount of spare capacity in the economy.

Economic context

For A-Level Economics, this is current UK evidence for economic growth, the business cycle, aggregate demand and supply, and policy trade-offs. Monthly figures can be volatile, so the three-month measure provides useful context.

All key dataExpand
Monthly real GDP change
0.1%
Three-month real GDP change
0.7%
Terms explainedExpand

Real GDP

The value of output after adjusting for inflation, so changes reflect the amount produced rather than just higher prices.

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Evidence

UK monthly real GDP grew by 0.1% in May 2026, while output grew by 0.7% across the latest three-month period.

Explain

Monthly GDP is a timely indicator of the direction of UK economic activity. Growth can affect employment, tax revenues, living standards and the amount of spare capacity in the economy.

Evaluate

For A-Level Economics, this is current UK evidence for economic growth, the business cycle, aggregate demand and supply, and policy trade-offs. Monthly figures can be volatile, so the three-month measure provides useful context.

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