However measuring GDP rise is not as simple as adding together two very rounded figures. By looking at more granular data it shows that GDP rose from £632,365 million in the final quarter of 2023 to £637,729 million in the first quarter of 2024, an increase of 0.848%. Between the first and second quarters it rose further to £640,592 million, a rise of 0.449%.
Fact check: The UK avoided recession in the last two quarters of 2024
