"Figure 2: Revisions to GDP have meant a sharper contraction in 2020 followed by a stronger recovery through the coronavirus pandemic","" "UK, real GDP, annual and quarterly index, Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2018 to Quarter 2 (Apr to June) 2022","" "","" "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. Index is referenced to 2019. 3. This release sees revisions to the course of 2020, 2021 and 2022 due to the introduction of comprehensive changes as part of our annual Blue Book, and in line with the [National Accounts revision policy](https://www.ons.gov.uk/methodology/methodologytopicsandstatisticalconcepts/revisions/revisionspoliciesforeconomicstatistics/nationalaccountsrevisionspolicyupdateddecember2017). For more information, see the revisions to GDP section. " "Unit","Index 2019 = 100" "","" "","Quarterly National Accounts","First Quarterly Estimate","2018 QNA","2019 QNA","2020 QNA","2021 QNA","2018 FQE","2019 FQE","2020 FQE","2021 FQE" "2018 Q1","97.8","97.6","98.4","","","","98.4","","","" "2018 Q2","98.2","98.1","98.4","","","","98.4","","","" "2018 Q3","98.7","98.7","98.4","","","","98.4","","","" "2018 Q4","99","99","98.4","","","","98.4","","","" "2019 Q1","99.6","99.7","","100","","","","100","","" "2019 Q2","99.7","99.8","","100","","","","100","","" "2019 Q3","100.3","100.3","","100","","","","100","","" "2019 Q4","100.3","100.2","","100","","","","100","","" "2020 Q1","97.7","97.7","","","89","","","","90.7","" "2020 Q2","77.2","78.7","","","89","","","","90.7","" "2020 Q3","90","92.6","","","89","","","","90.7","" "2020 Q4","91.1","93.9","","","89","","","","90.7","" "2021 Q1","90","92.8","","","","95.7","","","","97.5" "2021 Q2","95.9","98","","","","95.7","","","","97.5" "2021 Q3","97.6","98.9","","","","95.7","","","","97.5" "2021 Q4","99.2","100.2","","","","95.7","","","","97.5" "2022 Q1","99.9","101","","","","","","","","" "2022 Q2","100.1","100.9","","","","","","","",""