Economic Overview - The UK's GDP growth for July was flat at 0.0% month-on-month, significantly slowing from June's 0.4% increase, with a year-on-year growth rate of 1.4%, slightly below the market expectation of 1.5% [1][4] - The economic structure shows a pattern of "moderate support from services, continuous expansion in construction, significant drag from industry, and pressure on external demand" [4] Sector Performance - The services sector experienced a slight growth of 0.1%, supported mainly by transportation and storage (1.4% growth) and health and social work (0.4% growth), while the information and communication sector declined by 0.7% [2] - The construction sector demonstrated resilience with a month-on-month output increase of 0.2% and a year-on-year growth rate accelerating to 2.4%, surpassing the market expectation of 1.9% [2] - Industrial production faced significant downward pressure, with a month-on-month decline of 0.9%, reversing the previous month's 0.7% increase, and manufacturing output fell by 1.3%, marking the steepest contraction since July of the previous year [2] Trade Dynamics - The trade deficit widened to £5.26 billion in July, the largest since February, with exports rising by 2.3% to £76.45 billion and imports increasing by 2.4% to £81.71 billion, reaching a historical high [3] - Notably, goods exports grew by 6.6%, with a 4.6% increase in exports to the EU, driven by increased aircraft exports to Germany, and an 8.5% rise in exports to non-EU countries [3] - Service exports decreased by 0.4% to £45.83 billion, hitting a three-month low, while goods imports reached a 13-month high at £50.89 billion, primarily due to increased imports of ships from South Korea and aircraft and cars from Germany [3]
英国7月经济增长近乎停滞：工业产出显著下滑 贸易逆差创五个月新高
Xin Hua Cai Jing·2025-09-12 08:06