UK economy grew by just 0.1% in third quarter after hit from JLR cyber-attack

The growth of 0.1% marked a significant slowdown from the 0.3% expansion seen from April to June. Photograph: Matt Crossick/Alamy

The UK economy expanded by just 0.1% in the quarter from July to September as the crippling cyber-attack on Jaguar Land Rover hit manufacturing.

The latest official figures, issued as Rachel Reeves prepares for a crunch budget on 26 November, show gross domestic product fell by 0.1% in September as car production was dragged to a 73-year low by the fallout from the hack.