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GDP First Quarterly Estimate 2025 Q1 (January to March)
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) statistics measure the output of the economy in Scotland. The GDP first quarterly estimate is an accredited national statistics publication for Scotland.
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- Scotland’s GDP grew by 0.4% in real terms during the first quarter of 2025 (January to March), after growing 0.1% in the previous quarter (October to December 2024). In the first quarter, GDP in the UK as a whole grew by 0.7% after growing by 0.1% in the previous quarter.
- In the first quarter of 2025 services output grew by 0.5%, production grew by 0.3%, construction remained flat (0.0% growth) and agriculture, forestry and fishing contracted by 0.4%. Growth in the Distribution, Hotels & Catering and Electricity sectors made the largest positive contributions towards total GDP.
- Compared to the same quarter last year, Scotland’s GDP grew by 1.1%. Over the same period, GDP in the UK as a whole grew by 1.3%.
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