GDP Monthly Estimate: August 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 grew by 0.7% in the three months to August 2025, up from the growth of 0.6% in the three months to July 2025.
In the three months to August, the largest positive contribution to headline GDP growth was in Professional, Scientific & Technical Services, which contributed 0.4 percentage points to headline growth. The largest negative contribution was from Retail, Wholesale & Motor Trades, which contributed -0.1 percentage points to headline growth.
Monthly GDP is estimated to have contracted by 0.1% in August 2025. This follows contraction of 0.3% in July and growth of 0.7% in June.
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