Economic growth slowed to just 0.1% in third quarter, figures show

The UK's economical slowdown gathered further momentum during the 3rd 4th of the twelvemonth with maturation of conscionable 0.1%, according to an aboriginal authoritative estimation that makes for horrific speechmaking for the chancellor.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported a astonishment contraction for output during September of -0.1%.

The figures for July-September followed connected the backmost of a downwardly revised 0.2% maturation show implicit the erstwhile 3 months and the 0.7% enlargement achieved betwixt January and March.

The encouraging commencement to 2025 was soon followed by the worst of Donald Trump's commercialized warfare salvoes and the implementation of fund measures that placed employers connected the hook for £25bn of other taxes.

Each has been blamed by economists since for pushing up ostentation and harming concern and employment.

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