UK business investment up 0.5% in Q2

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29 September 2017

UK business investment up 0.5% in Q2

Gross fixed capital formation (GFCF), in volume terms, was estimated to have increased by 0.6% to £81.2 billion in Quarter 2 (Apr to Jun) 2017 from £80.7 billion in Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2017.

Business investment was estimated to have increased by 0.5% to £45.7 billion in Quarter 2 2017 from £45.4 billion in Quarter 1 2017.

Between Quarter 2 2016 and Quarter 2 2017, GFCF was estimated to have increased by 2.4%, from £79.3 billion and business investment was estimated to have increased by 2.5%, from £44.5 billion.

The sectors contributing most to GFCF growth between Quarter 1 2017 and Quarter 2 2017 were general government and business investment.

UK GDP was estimated to have increased by 0.3% in Q2

United Kingdom: Net Lending to Individuals, bln, August 5.6 (forecast 5.0)

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