UK Economy Grows 0.3% in November After October Contraction

The United Kingdom's economy expanded by 0.3 percent in November 2025, returning to growth after a contraction the previous month, official figures showed Thursday. The increase, reported by the Office for National Statistics, exceeded economists' expectations of a 0.1 percent rise and was driven largely by a rebound in car manufacturing following a cyberattack on Jaguar Land Rover earlier in the year.

The November uptick followed a 0.1 percent decline in October and marked a reversal from two consecutive months of negative growth. Over the three months to November, gross domestic product rose by 0.1 percent, reflecting a slight overall expansion led by the services sector. Production output grew by 1.1 percent for the month, with motor vehicle manufacturing surging 25 percent as Jaguar Land Rover's factories resumed normal operations after the disruption. Services also increased by 0.3 percent, recovering from a dip in October. However, construction output fell by 1.3 percent, recording its largest three-month contraction in nearly three years.

The cyberattack on Jaguar Land Rover, which halted global production for five weeks in the autumn, had previously weighed on economic...