GDP Monthly Estimate: April 2025
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) statistics measure changes in the output of the economy. This is an Official Statistics in Development publication for Scotland.
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Scotland’s onshore GDP is estimated to have contracted by 0.2% in April. This follows contraction of 0.4% in March (revised down from contraction of 0.2%).
In the three months to April, GDP is estimated to have contracted by 0.2% compared to the previous three month period. This follows GDP growth of 0.4% in Quarter 1 2025.
The industries with the largest negative contribution to the overall contraction of 0.2% in April were Manufacturing and Accommodation & Food Services, which contributed -0.2 percentage points. These were offset by growth in Water & Waste, and Administrative and Support Services, each of which contributed 0.1 percentage points.
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