UK business investment down 1.0% in Q4 2016

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22 February 2017

UK business investment down 1.0% in Q4 2016

Gross fixed capital formation (GFCF), in volume terms, was unchanged at £78.0 billion, in Quarter 4 (Oct to Dec) 2016, when compared with Quarter 3 (July to Sept) 2016.

Between Quarter 3 2016 and Quarter 4 2016, business investment, in volume terms, was estimated to have decreased by 1.0%, from £44.0 billion to £43.5 billion.

Between Quarter 4 2015 and Quarter 4 2016, GFCF was estimated to have increased by 0.9%, from £77.3 billion to £78.0 billion.

Business investment was estimated to have decreased by 0.9% between Quarter 4 2015 and Quarter 4 2016, from £43.9 billion to £43.5 billion.

Between 2015 and 2016, GFCF was estimated to have increased by 0.5%, an increase of £1.4 billion.

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