UK GDP contracts by 0.3% in April, a negative surprise

• UK GDP arrived at -0.3% MoM in April vs. 0.2% expected.
• GBP/USD remains capped below 1.2300 on downbeat UK GDP.

The UK GDP monthly release showed that the economy unexpectedly contracted in April, arriving at -0.3% vs. 0.2% expectations and -0.1% previous.

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About UK GDP

The Gross Domestic Product released by the National Statistics is a measure of the total value of all goods and services produced by the UK. The GDP is considered as a broad measure of the UK economic activity. Generally speaking, a rising trend has a positive effect on the GBP, while a falling trend is seen as negative (or bearish).