Office for National Statistics

More money than expected was collected through tax and higher National Insurance Contributions, although public sector spending also increased.

It is the last set of monthly inflation figures before the next interest rate decision on 5 February.

Official figures show that the pace of private sector wage growth slowed to the lowest rate in five years.

Supermarket sales fell for the fourth month in a row, while discounts did not lift Black Friday spending in November, figures suggest.

The impact of the JLR cyber-attack continued to affect output, while analysts say spending was hit by Budget uncertainty.

The main reason for the change is that more UK nationals are thought to have emigrated in 2024 than initially recorded.

The cyber-attack on Jaguar Land Rover hit manufacturing and weighed on growth in the economy, figures show.