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The UK economy achieved minor growth in August, numbers on Wednesday showed, aided by a rise in production. The Office for National Statistics said UK gross domestic product edged up 0.1% in August from July, in line with the FXStreet cited consensus. ‘Production grew by 0.4% in August 2025, whereas services showed no growth and construction fell by 0.3% in August,’ the ONS said. The reading for July was downwardly revised, however. GDP is now reported to have shrunk 0.1% in July from June. The ONS had previously reported it had tread water. The ONS said: ‘Real gross domestic product is estimated to have grown by 0.3% in the three months to August 2025, compared with the three months to May 2025. This follows a growth of 0.2% in the three months to July 2025 and a growth of 0.3% in the three months to June 2025. ‘There was growth in two of the three main sectors in the three months to August 2025. A rise of 0.4% in the services sector made the largest contribution to the increase in GDP during this period. Construction output also grew, by 0.3%, while production output fell by 0.3% over this period.’ Copyright 2025 Alliance News Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
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