AI-Boosted UK Economy Beats Forecasts, Giving Healey Pre-Budget Lift

AI-boosted UK economy beats forecasts, giving Healey pre-budget lift

Manufacturing and programming sectors led growth Read more at The Business Times.

UK Economy Grows 0.1% in August as AI-Related Activity Boosts Output

The UK economy expanded by 0.1% in August 2026, exceeding expectations for a contraction as stronger computer programming activity and steady services output supported growth. Annual growth reached 2.1%, its highest level since October 2022, highlighting the increasing contribution of artificial intelligence-related investment to economic activity.

AI-boosted UK economy beats forecasts, giving Healey pre-budget lift

Annual growth accelerated to 2.1%, its fastest pace since October 2022 during the post-pandemic recovery, and the strongest since December 2019 excluding that rebound.

Chancellor John Healey pledges to protect ‘resilience’ of UK economy after growth beats forecasts in August – business live – Net News 1

John Healey is speaking to UK journalists at the IMF annual meeting in Bangkok now Today’s better-than-forecast UK growth report…