"Figure 5: Private consumption contributed positively to growth in Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2022","" "UK, breakdown of expenditure components quarter on quarter growth, Q4 (Oct to Dec) 2021 and Q1 (Jan to Mar) 2022","" "","" "Notes","1. Q1 refers to Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar), Q2 refers to Quarter 2 (Apr to June), Q3 refers to Quarter 3 (July to Sept) and Q4 refers to Quarter 4 (Oct to Dec). 2. Private consumption is household final consumption expenditure and non-profit institutions serving households. 3. The chart for presentation purposes excludes acquisitions less disposable of assets and changes in inventories. " "Unit","%" "","" "","2021 Q4","2022 Q1" "Private consumption","0.5","0.4" "General Government","1.5","-1.7" "Gross fixed capital formation","1.1","5.4" "Exports","6.9","-4.9" "Imports ","0.3","9.3"