LONDON, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Britain's economy expanded marginally during the period from September to November 2025, with real gross domestic product (GDP) rising by 0.1 percent compared with the three months to August, estimates from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed Thursday.
The growth in the three months to November followed a revised flat reading in the three months to October and a 0.1 percent increase in the three months to September, according to the ONS.
The three-month growth of the manufacturing industry continued to be affected by a cyber incident that disrupted car production earlier in the autumn, said Liz McKeown, director of economic statistics at the ONS.
McKeown also said the construction sector recorded its largest three-month decline in nearly three years.
Stuart Morrison, research manager at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said the better-than-expected GDP data suggest that the impact of pre-Budget uncertainty among businesses may have been less severe than anticipated.
But he argued that the Chancellor's Budget statement, while avoiding significant new taxes for firms, lacked game-changing measures to properly kick-start the economy.
"Firms are telling us they are still cautious about investing and recruiting," meaning growth will stay limited for the foreseeable future, he said, citing the BCC's latest economic forecast, which points to a challenging year ahead for businesses, with GDP expected to expand by just 1.2 percent.
