Construction output down again in November

Construction output in Gigantic Britain fell 0.6% in the three months to November 2023, in response to the ONS. This got here totally from a decrease in unusual work (3.6% tumble), as restore & repairs increased by 3.8%.

Monthly construction output is estimated to comprise decreased 0.2% in quantity phrases in November 2023. This follows an upwardly revised decrease of 0.4% in October 2023, with the monthly price in stage phrases in November 2023 at £15,571m.

November saw 2.0% decrease in unusual work nonetheless a 2.1% upward push in restore & repairs work.

On the field stage, three out of the 9 sectors saw a tumble in November 2023, with essentially the most foremost contributors to the monthly decrease seen in private unusual housing and infrastructure unusual work, which decreased by 3.9% and a pair of.0%, respectively.

Anecdotal proof urged results of hostile climate, alongside with heavy rainfall and sturdy winds in November 2023, ended in delays in planned work, ONS said.

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