The economy lifted by half a percent in February, according to official figures, thanks in part to the manufacturing sector.
The standard measure of an economy’s value, gross domestic product (GDP), rose by 0.5% from January, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
It follows a worse month in January, when the economy was flat.
And compared to the same month a year ago, GDP was 1.4% higher in February 2025.
“The economy grew strongly in February with widespread growth across both services and manufacturing industries,” said Liz McKeown, ONS Director of Economic Statistics.
Service sectors like computer programming, telecoms and car dealerships all had strong months, said Ms McKeown, while manufacturing industries such as electronics and pharmaceuticals also helped to drive GDP growth in February.
Car manufacturing also picked up after its recent poor performance, she added.
“Across the last three months as a whole, the economy also grew strongly with broad-based growth across services industries.”
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