# Bloomberg Economics estimates AI drove about a quarter of UK growth in 2026

> Original title: 彭博测算：AI 贡献英国今年约四分之一经济增长

- Source: IThome · AI
- Published: 2026-11-11T10:51:55.000Z
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- Original: https://www.ithome.com/1/025/729.htm

## Summary

Bloomberg Economics estimates AI-related activity contributed 0.45 percentage points, about a quarter, of UK economic growth in 2026, with overall growth at about 1.8%. The estimate covers computing hardware, data centers, AI model and application development, and cloud services, and the contribution still comes mainly from producing and developing AI rather than its broad use across industries. The Bank of England previously estimated AI adoption contributed about a fifth of UK growth this year.