Royaume-Uni Private Investment

Business investment in the United Kingdom rose by 1.5% quarter-on-quarter in the three months to September 2025, defying preliminary estimates of a 0.3% decline and rebounding from an upwardly revised 1.7% fall in the previous period. The increase reflected a notable improvement in corporate spending, suggesting that businesses are becoming more confident in the economic outlook and are willing to invest in new equipment, technology, and other productive assets. On an annual basis, business investment grew by 2.7%, well above initial estimates of a 0.7% rise, though slightly slowing from an upwardly revised 3.2% gain recorded in the previous period. Meanwhile, overall gross fixed capital formation expanded by 1.3%, primarily driven by growth in other machinery and equipment, dwellings, and intellectual property products.