UK Preliminary GDP rises 0.1% QoQ in Q4 vs. -0.1% expected

• Quarterly GDP for the UK rose 0.1% in Q4 vs. -0.1% forecast.
• UK GDP arrived at 0.4% MoM in December vs. 0.1% anticipated.
• GBP/USD regains 1.2500 after the UK GDP data.

The UK economy expanded 0.1% QoQ in the three months to December 2024 after showing no growth in the third quarter. The data beat the expected 0.1% decline in the reported period.

The UK GDP increased 1.4% year-on-year (YoY) in Q4 vs. 1.1% expected and 0.9% recorded in Q3.