The monthly rise in gross domestic product followed growth of 0.3 per cent in June, while output stalled in May, the ONS monthly GDP estimate for July showed.
The ONS said businesses, especially in the hospitality sector, reported a boost in sales from the World Cup, which reached its latter stages in July. It said the record hot weather in the month also lifted activity.
The ONS figures show the increase in July was largely driven by a 0.4 per cent rise in services output. Service industries accounted for 81 per cent of UK economic output in the final three months of 2025, according to the House of Commons Library.
Production output rose by 0.2 per cent in July and construction output increased by 0.1 per cent.
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