Source Office for National Statistics (latest release)
Measures Change in the inflation-adjusted value of all goods and services produced by the economy;
Usual Effect Actual > Forecast = Good for currency;
Frequency Released quarterly, about 85 days after the quarter ends;
Next Release Mar 31, 2017
FF Notes The 'Previous' listed is the 'Actual' from the Second Estimate release and therefore the 'History' data will appear unconnected. There are 3 versions of GDP released a month apart - Preliminary, Second Estimate, and Final. The Preliminary release is the earliest and thus tends to have the most impact;
Why Traders
Care It's the broadest measure of economic activity and the primary gauge of the economy's health;
Also Called GDP Third Estimate, National Accounts;
Acro Expand Gross Domestic Product (GDP);