UK economy grew by just 0.1% in third quarter amid hit from JLR cyber-attack

<p>Reading undershoots forecasts, with crippling Jaguar Land Rover hack helping pull September GDP down by 0.1%</p><p>The UK economy expanded by just 0.1% in the quarter from July to September as the crippling cyber-attack on Jaguar Land Rover hit manufacturing.</p><p>The latest official figures, issued as Rachel Reeves prepares for a crunch budget on 26 November, show gross domestic product fell by 0.1% in September as car production<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/oct/24/car-production-slumps-73-year-low-jlr-cyber-attack"> was dragged down to a 73-year low</a> by the fallout from the hack.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/nov/13/uk-economy-grew-by-just-01-in-third-quarter-amid-jlr-cyber-attack-hit">Continue reading...</a>