Reading undershoots forecasts, with crippling Jaguar Land Rover hack helping pull September GDP down by 0.1%
The UK economy expanded by just 0.1% in the quarter from July to September as the crippling cyber-attack on Jaguar Land Rover hit manufacturing.
The latest official figures, issued as Rachel Reeves prepares for a crunch budget on 26 November, show gross domestic product fell by 0.1% in September as car production was dragged down to a 73-year low by the fallout from the hack.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/nov/13/uk-economy-grew-by-just-01-in-third-quarter-amid-jlr-cyber-attack-hit
Author : Heather Stewart Economics editor
Publish date : 2025-11-13 07:37:00
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