Publication - Statistics

GDP Monthly Estimate: August 2024

Published: 30 October 2024
Directorate: Chief Economist Directorate
Topic: Economy

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) statistics measure changes in the output of the economy. This is an Official Statistics in Development publication for Scotland.

Supporting documents

The industry which made the biggest contribution to overall contraction in GDP in August was Information & Communications, which contracted by 3.2%, contributing -0.2 percentage points to the August headline figure of -0.3%. The Professional, Scientific and Technical Services sector contributed ‑0.1 percentage points to overall contraction in GDP.

In August, output in the Education sector and Electricity and Gas Supply is estimated to each have contributed 0.1 percentage points to headline GDP.

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