macro

UK Q3 GDP grows 0.7% quarter on quarter and 1.9% year on year

UK preliminary third-quarter GDP rose 0.7% quarter on quarter and 1.9% year on year. Figures reported by TradingView, citing RTT News/dpa-AFX.

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what happened

The preliminary estimate shows the UK economy grew 0.7% in the third quarter compared with the previous quarter and 1.9% on an annual basis. A separate monthly reading for September (SEP) showed GDP up 0.2% month on month, 0.7% over three months compared with the prior three months, and 1.9% over three months year on year.

The information was published by TradingView, citing RTT News/dpa-AFX.

why it matters

Quarterly growth of 0.7% points to a resilient British economy, which matters for the pound and the gilt market. Data like this feeds into expectations for future Bank of England policy and British bond yields.

market impact

Pound and gilts: strong growth supports sterling but pressures bonds

  • GBP/USD pressure up — strong data strengthens expectations of tighter Bank of England policy
  • UK gilts pressure down — yields may rise as markets price less easing from the Bank of England

tags

instruments

GBP/USD ↗UK giltsFTSE 100

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sources

  1. MNI: UK SEP GDP 0.2% M/M, 0.7% 3M/3M, 1.9% 3M Y/Y — TradingView, 12 November 2026 at 07:15 UTC
  2. MNI: UK Q3 PRELIM GDP 0.7% Q/Q; 1.9% Y/Y — TradingView, 12 November 2026 at 07:15 UTC

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