Business investment in the United Kingdom unexpectedly increased by 0.7 percent in the first quarter of 2023, easily beating market forecasts of a 0.4 percent fall while reversing a 0.2 percent contraction in the previous period, a preliminary estimate showed. On a yearly basis, business investment grew by 3.2 percent, missing estimates of an 11.9% surge and slowing sharply from a 10.8 percent rise in the fourth quarter. source: Office for National Statistics

Private Investment in the United Kingdom averaged 1.01 percent from 1967 until 2023, reaching an all time high of 58.50 percent in the second quarter of 2005 and a record low of -33.70 percent in the third quarter of 2005. This page provides - United Kingdom Business Investment- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. United Kingdom Business Investment - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on June of 2023.

Private Investment in the United Kingdom is expected to be 0.90 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United Kingdom Business Investment is projected to trend around 0.30 percent in 2024 and 0.40 percent in 2025, according to our econometric models.

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United Kingdom Business Investment



Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2023-05-12 06:00 AM Business Investment YoY Prel Q1 3.2% 10.8% 11.9% 11.2%
2023-05-12 06:00 AM Business Investment QoQ Prel Q1 0.7% -0.2% -0.4% -0.3%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Industrial Production Mom 0.70 -0.10 percent Mar 2023
Industrial Production -2.00 -2.70 percent Mar 2023
Manufacturing Production -1.30 -1.90 percent Mar 2023
New Orders 11151.00 12879.00 GBP Million Mar 2023
Changes in Inventories -5345.00 1538.00 GBP Million Mar 2023
Corporate Profits 159494.00 154087.00 GBP Million Mar 2023
Private Investment 0.70 -0.20 percent Mar 2023
Mining Production -11.60 -9.80 percent Mar 2023
Leading Economic Index 0.10 0.10 percent Mar 2023

United Kingdom Business Investment
In the UK, business investment is net investment by private and public corporations. These include investments in transport, information and communication technology (ICT) equipment, other machinery and equipment, cultivated assets, intellectual property products (IPP, which includes investment in software, research and development, artistic originals and mineral exploration), and buildings and other structures. It does not include investment by central or local government, investment in dwellings, or the costs associated with the transfer of non-produced assets (such as land). .
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
0.70 -0.20 58.50 -33.70 1967 - 2023 percent Quarterly
Constant Prices 2013, SA

News Stream
UK Business Investment Unexpectedly Rises in Q1
Business investment in the United Kingdom unexpectedly increased by 0.7 percent in the first quarter of 2023, easily beating market forecasts of a 0.4 percent fall while reversing a 0.2 percent contraction in the previous period, a preliminary estimate showed. On a yearly basis, business investment grew by 3.2 percent, missing estimates of an 11.9% surge and slowing sharply from a 10.8 percent rise in the fourth quarter.
2023-05-12
UK Q4 Business Investment Revised Lower
Business investment in the United Kingdom dropped 0.2 percent from the previous period during the last three months of 2022, revised down from a first estimate increase of 4.8 percent and following a meager 0.1 percent advance in the previous quarter. On a yearly basis, investment expanded by 10.8 percent, below a preliminary estimate of 13.2 percent and compared with a revised 8.0 percent growth in the previous three-month period. Still, business investment was 2.2 percent below its pre-coronavirus pandemic level, revised down from previously being equal.
2023-03-31
UK Business Investment Beats Forecasts
Business investment in the United Kingdom increased to 4.8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2022, reversing a 3.2 percent contraction in the previous three-month period and easily beating market expectations of a 0.3 percent fall, a preliminary estimate showed. The latest advance in business investment left it equal to its pre-coronavirus pandemic level. On a yearly basis, business investment surged 13.2 percent, following a 5.1 percent rise in the third quarter.
2023-02-10