Scotland’s onshore gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 0.2% in April.
This follows contraction of 0.4% in March; revised from contraction of 0.2%.
The latest figures announced by the Chief Statistician also showed that during the three months to April, GDP is estimated to have contracted by 0.2% compared to the previous three month period. This follows GDP growth of 0.4% in the first quarter of 2025.
In April, output in the services sector is estimated to have contracted by 0.2%, while production sector output contracted by 0.4% and construction sector output grew by 0.9% in April.
Scottish Liberal Democrat economy spokesperson Jamie Greene commented that the latest figures are bad news for jobs and people’s pay packets.
“There is obviously a lot of turmoil going on in the world right now, but that is why building a solid economic foundation is so important.
“Scotland needs an economy that is robust, resilient and growing – but after years of SNP mismanagement it is clear the nationalists will never be able to deliver that.”
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