The UK S&P Global Composite PMI picked up to 52.1 in December 2025 from November's 51.2 and surpassing market forecasts of 51.6. The data showed the UK’s private sector expanding for the eighth consecutive month, with growth accelerating from the previous month, buoyed in part by the post-Budget lifting of uncertainty. Both services (PMI at 52.1 vs 51.3) and manufacturing (PMI at an over one-year high of 51.2 vs 50.2 in November) saw stronger performance. Inflationary pressures intensified, with input costs rising at the fastest pace since May and prices charged climbing to their highest level since August.