India, June 12 -- The U.K. economy contracted for the first time since August last year as the U.S.-Iran war has started to take its toll on business activity, official data showed Friday.

Real gross domestic product decreased 0.1 percent in April, in contrast to a 0.3 percent expansion in March, the Office for National Statistics reported. This was the first monthly fall since August 2025.

The decline was in line with economists' expectations and was driven by a 0.2 percent fall in services output. This was offset by a 0.1 percent increase in construction.

For comments and feedback contact: editorial@rttnews.com

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from RTT News....