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What we learned from today’s economic updatepublished at 08:13 GMT
Theo Leggett
Business correspondent
The UK economy grew by 0.1% in the three months to the end of December, according to preliminary estimates from the Office for National Statistics.
That was the same figure as in the previous quarter, but lower than some analysts had expected.
There was no growth in the important services sector overall, the first time this has happened in two years, although travel agencies, tour operators and administrative support services did perform strongly.
Professional, scientific and technical activities, however, declined by 1.1%.
There was growth in manufacturing, but construction registered its worst performance in four years, with output falling by 2.1%.
Across 2025, the economy grew by 1.3%, according to the ONS. Liz McKeown, the ONS director of economic statistics, said the overall picture for 2025 had been one of subdued growth.