The UK economy shrank in March, but still achieved growth in the first quarter of this year.
New data from the Office for National Statistics shows that UK GDP fell by 0.3% in March, worse than economists expected.
That follows stagnation in February.
The contraction in March was driven by a 0.5% fall in services sector activity.
Production output grew by 0.7% and construction by 0.2%.
Output in consumer facing services fell by 0.8% in March 2023, after unrevised growth of 0.4% in February.
Looking at the broader picture, though, GDP grew by 0.1% in the three months to March 2023, confirming that the UK avoided falling into recession last winter.