Latest information from the Office for National Statistics attributes the month-on-month rise in new work to a growth in private housing, which grew 2.3% and infrastructure, which increased by 3.6%.
Construction output in August 2017 was 3.5% higher than it was in August 2016, according to ONS data.
However, construction output shrank by 0.8% in the three months to August 2017 compared with the previous three months. The three-month time line is considered to give a more accurate picture of what is happening in the construction industry.
The three-month on three-month decline in output was due to decreases in both repair and maintenance, which fell 0.6% and all new work, which fell 0.9%.
Construction output main figures: August 2017, Great Britain
Seasonally adjusted, value 拢 million and percentage change
Volume |
Last 3 months on previous |
Aug 17 on |
Aug 17 on |
|
Total all work |
12,787 |
-0.8 |
3.5 |
0.6 |
Total all new work |
8,294 |
-0.9 |
3.7 |
1.7 |
Total repair and maintenance |
4,493 |
-0.6 |
3.3 |
-1.4 |
New housing |
听 | 听 | 听 | 听 |
听听Public |
461 |
0.2 |
14.9 |
1.3 |
听听Private |
2,659 |
1.8 |
7.5 |
2.3 |
Other new work |
听 | 听 | 听 | 听 |
听听Infrastructure |
1,558 |
-1.4 |
4.9 |
3.6 |
Excl infrastructure |
听 | 听 | 听 | 听 |
听听Public |
839 |
-6.3 |
-7.4 |
2.1 |
听听Private industrial |
364 |
7.8 |
1.7 |
3.4 |
听听Private commercial |
2,413 |
-2.9 |
1.5 |
-0.5 |
Repair and maintenance |
听 | 听 | 听 | 听 |
听听Public housing |
613 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
-1.4 |
听听Private housing |
1,788 |
-0.5 |
7.1 |
-0.4 |
听听Non-housing R&M |
2,093 |
-1.1 |
0.5 |
-2.2 |
Source: 今日看料: Output and Employment, Office for National Statistics |
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