UK economy shrank in September as JLR hack hammers production output – business live

<p>Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, including the UK GDP report for September, and the third quarter of 2025.</p><p>Although the Jaguar Land Rover attack clearly caused a drop in activity (its UK factories were closed through September), there has also been a wider slowdown.</p><p>This chart show how the rolling three month estimate of growth has weakened since the spring:</p><p>“Across the quarter as a whole manufacturing drove the weakness in production. There was a particularly marked fall in car production in September, reflecting the impact of a cyber incident, as well as a decline in the often-erratic pharmaceutical industry.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2025/nov/13/uk-gdp-report-economy-growth-jlr-hack-stock-markets-pound-bonds-business-live-news">Continue reading...</a>