The monthly figures for Scotland's onshore GDP have been published today here for May 2023 and show a fall of 0.2% This comes following a contraction of 0.5% in April, unrevised from the previous publication. The final figures for the first three months of 2023 have also been confirmed today here , and show growth of 0.2%, revised down slightly from the estimate of 0.4% released at the end of May. Scottish Secretary Alister Jack said: We are still facing economic headwinds - and an extra bank holiday had an impact on growth in May - but despite that, the economy has still broadly performed more strongly than expected in recent months, aided by resilience in the job market and falling global energy prices.

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