The UK economy grew by 0.2% in Q4 2018 , down from 0.6% in six years , while gross domestic product declined by 0.4% in its sixth consecutive month , and grew by 1.4% across 2018 , the lowest level for its sixth consecutive month , according to the Office for National Statistics . It also revealed the UK 's manufacturing sector experienced its sixth consecutive month of declining output, with business investment falling for the previous quarter . Economists blamed uncertainty surrounding UK as the main cause of the gloomy figures, as well as the wider European and global slowdown.
The UK economy grew by 0.2% in Q4 2018, down from 0.6% in the previous quarter, while gross domestic product declined by 0.4% in December, and grew by 1.4% across 2018, the lowest level for six years, according to the Office for National Statistics. It also revealed the UK's manufacturing sector experienced its sixth consecutive month of declining output, with business investment falling for the fourth consecutive month. Economists blamed uncertainty surrounding Brexit as the main cause of the gloomy figures, as well as the wider European and global slowdown.