UK GDP grew 0.2% mom in July, below expectation of 0.3% mom. Services grew 0.4% mom. Production dropped -0.3% mom. Construction also contracted -0.8% mom. For the three months to July, GDP was flat compared with the previous three months.
Also released, industrial production came in at -0.3% mom, 1.1% yoy, versus expectation of 0.4% mom, 2.0% yoy. Manufacturing production was at 0.1% mom, 1.1% yoy, versus expectation of 0.6% yoy. Goods trade deficit narrowed from GBP -22.8B to GBP -19.4B, versus expectation of GBP -23.2B.
