August 2024 GDP data: small growth in services in the UK

Monthly real gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 0.2% in August 2024, after no change in July 2024 (the figures have not been revised since the last release). Preliminary data show that real GDP rose by 0.2% in the three months to August compared with the three months to May 2024. Services output rose 0.1% in August, preceded by an unrevised 0.1% increase in July, and services output also rose 0.1% in the three months to August.