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 0 % across 2018 , the lowest growth for six years , according to the Office for National Statistics . Economists tend to focus on the three-month figures, as monthly GDP snapshots can be prone to revision, but the scale of the decline in December is likely to be seen as a sign of the economy losing momentum as Brexit draws nearer. 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 over funding 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 0 % across 2018 , the lowest growth 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 over funding as the main cause of the gloomy figures , as well as the wider European and global slowdown .