2026年上半年的数据显示，英国经济正以温和的速度增长。1月至3月季度增长了0.6%，4月至6月季度增长了0.5%。
Figures for the first half of 2026 show the economy growing at a moderate pace. In the January-to-March quarter it grew 0.6%. In the April-to-June quarter it grew 0.5%.
最新的7月月度数据显示增长了0.4%，经济学家表示，这表明英国经济在应对美以与伊朗战争引发的能源冲击方面表现好于预期。
The latest monthly figure, for July, showed growth of 0.4%, which economists said suggested the UK economy was weathering the energy shock from the US-Israel war with Iran better than had been expected.
冲突的爆发导致霍尔木兹海峡实际上被封锁，这条位于伊朗南部的狭窄水道通常承担着全球五分之一的石油和天然气运输。封锁导致油价大幅飙升，进而推高了能源和燃料价格。
The outbreak of the conflict has led to the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway south of Iran through which one fifth of the world's oil and gas usually flows. This closure has led to a sharp jump in oil prices, which has fed through to higher energy and fuel prices.
经济学家预计，随着这些成本持续影响家庭和企业，英国未来的经济增长将会放缓。
Economists expect UK growth to slow in the months ahead as those costs continue to affect households and businesses.