Britain’s economy expanded by 0.1% in the third quarter of 2025, according to figures released Monday by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), matching the agency’s initial estimate and in line with economists’ expectations from a Reuters poll.
The ONS also revised the previous quarter’s economic performance downward, with second-quarter GDP growth now estimated at 0.2%, lower than the earlier reading of 0.3%.
The latest data emerges as the Bank of England recently warned of zero GDP growth in the fourth quarter. However, the central bank judged the underlying pace of economic expansion to be about 0.2% per quarter.
Year-on-year, third-quarter GDP was 1.3% higher, consistent with the ONS’s initial assessment. On a per capita basis, output expanded 0.9% compared to the same period last year.
Separately, the UK’s current account deficit for 3Q25 reached GBP 12.1 billion, which was narrower than the GBP 21.1 billion deficit projected in the Reuters poll and represented 1.6% of GDP—a decrease from 2.8% in the second quarter.
