"Figure 1: GDP fell by 2.0% in Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2020, signalling the first direct impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on the economy","" "UK GDP growth, Quarter 2 (Apr to June) 2018 until Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2020","" "","" "Notes","1. Q1 refers to Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar), Q2 refers to Quarter 2 (Apr to June), Q3 refers to Quarter 3 (July to Sept) and Q4 refers to Quarter 4 (Oct to Dec). 2. Rolling three-month estimates are calculated by comparing GDP in a three-month period with GDP in the previous three-month period. For example, GDP in January to March compared with the previous October to December." "Unit","Growth (%)" "","" " ","Quarterly growth","Rolling three-month growth" "2018 Q2","0.5","" "2018 Q3","0.6","" "2018 Q4","0.2","" "2019 Q1","0.7","" "2019 Q2","-0.2","" "2019 Q3","0.5","" "2019 Q4","0.0","" "Nov 2019 - Jan 2020","","0.0" "Dec 2019 - Feb 2020","","0.0" "2020 Q1","-2.0",""