Recent UK data and Bank of England projections highlight subdued momentum as the main factor anchoring Polymarket odds near 0.2–0.5% QoQ for Q3 2026 GDP. Q2 preliminary growth printed 0.4%, but underlying activity slowed to just 0.1% amid weak PMI readings, softening household spending, and the drag from elevated energy prices tied to Middle East tensions. Forecasters including the BoE, OECD, and HM Treasury panel anticipate quarterly expansion near 0.2% or lower through year-end, reflecting wider slack and cautious business investment. Key swing factors include the August–September PMI releases, CPI trajectory, and any de-escalation in geopolitical risks that could lift demand. The tight spread between the top three buckets underscores uncertainty around whether growth stabilizes modestly positive or tips toward flat-to-negative territory before official Q3 figures arrive in late October.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · Updated0.4–0.5% 25%
0.2–0.3% 23%
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0.4–0.5% 25%
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The GDP release will be made available here: https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/bulletins/gdpfirstquarterlyestimateuk/previousreleases
If no data for the specified quarter is released by the date the next quarter's data is scheduled to be released, this market will resolve based on data from the last available quarter.
Note: data from the initial release of the referenced GDP report is what will be used to resolve this market. Data may be revised during the following quarter or as a part of the next estimate's publication, however any revisions to GDP report data made after the initial release will not be considered for this market's resolution.
Note: the resolution source for this market reports GDP growth rates to only one decimal point (e.g. 1.8%). Thus, this is the level of precision that will be used when resolving the market.
Market Opened: Aug 13, 2026, 1:43 PM ET
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0x69c47De9D...The GDP release will be made available here: https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/bulletins/gdpfirstquarterlyestimateuk/previousreleases
If no data for the specified quarter is released by the date the next quarter's data is scheduled to be released, this market will resolve based on data from the last available quarter.
Note: data from the initial release of the referenced GDP report is what will be used to resolve this market. Data may be revised during the following quarter or as a part of the next estimate's publication, however any revisions to GDP report data made after the initial release will not be considered for this market's resolution.
Note: the resolution source for this market reports GDP growth rates to only one decimal point (e.g. 1.8%). Thus, this is the level of precision that will be used when resolving the market.
Resolver
0x69c47De9D...Recent UK data and Bank of England projections highlight subdued momentum as the main factor anchoring Polymarket odds near 0.2–0.5% QoQ for Q3 2026 GDP. Q2 preliminary growth printed 0.4%, but underlying activity slowed to just 0.1% amid weak PMI readings, softening household spending, and the drag from elevated energy prices tied to Middle East tensions. Forecasters including the BoE, OECD, and HM Treasury panel anticipate quarterly expansion near 0.2% or lower through year-end, reflecting wider slack and cautious business investment. Key swing factors include the August–September PMI releases, CPI trajectory, and any de-escalation in geopolitical risks that could lift demand. The tight spread between the top three buckets underscores uncertainty around whether growth stabilizes modestly positive or tips toward flat-to-negative territory before official Q3 figures arrive in late October.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · Updated



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