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Scotland\u2019s onshore gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 0.3% in the three months to August, compared to the three months to May.<\/p>\n

The Chief Statistician’s latest data has shown that during the three months to August, the largest positive contribution to headline GDP growth were in the administrative and support services and health and social work sector, which each contributed around 0.2 percentage points towards headline growth.<\/p>\n

The manufacturing sector made the largest negative contribution, contributing around 0.1 percentage points.<\/p>\n

Monthly GDP is estimated to have contracted by 0.1% in August, following a contraction of 0.3% in July – revised down from 0.1% growth – and unrevised growth of 0.3% in June.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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