UK business investment growth slowed to 2.0% year over year in the fourth quarter of 2025 from an upwardly revised 3.5% in the previous period. Private Investment YoY in the United Kingdom averaged 2.83 percent from 1998 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 59.80 percent in the second quarter of 2005 and a record low of -25.00 percent in the second quarter of 2006. source: Office for National Statistics



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-02-12 07:00 AM
Business Investment YoY Prel
Q4 2% 2.5% 3.1%
2026-03-31 06:00 AM
Business Investment YoY Final
Q4 2% 3.5% 2% 2.0%
2026-05-14 06:00 AM
Business Investment YoY Prel
Q1 2%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Changes in Inventories -992.00 355.00 GBP Million Dec 2025
Consumer Spending 416308.00 416050.00 GBP Million Dec 2025
Corporate Profits 165030.00 160993.00 GBP Million Dec 2025
GDP Growth Rate YoY 1.00 1.30 percent Dec 2025
GDP Constant Prices 706067.00 705681.00 GBP Million Dec 2025
GDP Growth Rate 0.10 0.10 percent Dec 2025
Gross Fixed Capital Formation 138849.00 138632.00 GBP Million Dec 2025
Industrial Production YoY 0.40 0.50 percent Jan 2026
Industrial Production MoM -0.10 -0.90 percent Jan 2026
GDP 3-Month Avg 0.20 0.10 percent Jan 2026
Business Investment QoQ -2.50 1.10 percent Dec 2025


United Kingdom Business Investment YoY
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
2.00 3.50 59.80 -25.00 1998 - 2025 percent Quarterly
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