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Published: 15/08/2025
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes monthly estimates of the amount of construction output chargeable to customers for building and civil engineering work in Great Britain, split by sector and type of work(1).
Construction output grew in second quarter of the year
Construction output rose by 1.2% between the first and second quarters of 2025, according to the latest ONS data. New work output and repair and maintenance (R&M) both increased on the quarter in 2Q2025, by 1.1% and 1.4% respectively.
On an annual basis, comparing 2Q2025 with 2Q2024, new work was up by 3.8% while R&M grew by 0.2%, producing an overall 2.2% rise in output.
Dr David Crosthwaite, chief economist at BCIS, said: ‘Some positive news for construction. The sector outperformed the whole economy in the second quarter of the year, posting 1.2% output growth on the previous quarter.
‘Promisingly, both new work and repair and maintenance showed growth on a quarterly basis. At a sector level, this was driven by output increases in private new housing, infrastructure, private housing R&M and non-housing R&M.
‘However, on a less positive note, total new orders dropped by over 8% in the second quarter. This was led by falls in both infrastructure and commercial orders – a sign that the future pipeline of work may be shrinking.’
| Sector | Output in 2Q2025 compared with | |
| 1Q2025 | 2Q2024 | |
| New work | ||
| Public housing | -4.5% | -11.3% |
| Private housing | 1.4% | 5.7% |
| Infrastructure | 3.2% | 5.5% |
| Public other | -0.5% | 15.2% |
| Private industrial | 0.7% | 16.4% |
| Private commercial | -0.1% | -7.0% |
| All new work | 1.1% | 3.8% |
| Repair and maintenance | ||
| Public housing | -4.0% | 4.7% |
| Private housing | 3.3% | -5.6% |
| Non-housing | 1.2% | 3.9% |
| All R&M | 1.4% | 0.2% |
| All work | 1.2% | 2.2% |
Source: ONS – Construction output in Great Britain, volume, seasonally adjusted, by sector, Table 2a
Monthly output data
Construction output in June 2025 was broadly positive, showing a 0.3% rise on May activity. New work fell by 0.4% on the month, while R&M grew by 1.2%.
The biggest monthly changes were in public housing R&M, down by 5.9%, and private housing R&M, up by 3.7%.
On an annual basis, total construction output grew by 1.5% with new work up by 2.7% and no change in R&M output.
In comparison to June 2024, the greatest new work increases were in private industrial, which saw a 15.9% increase, and public non-housing, which includes health and education projects, and was up by 12.1%. The largest year-on-year decrease was in new public housing, which fell by 11.4%.
In R&M, public housing output fell by 1.2% on the year while private housing saw a decrease of 0.9%.
| Sector | Output in June 2025 compared with | |
| May 2025 | June 2024 | |
| New work | ||
| Public housing | 2.5% | -11.4% |
| Private housing | 0.5% | 4.7% |
| Infrastructure | -1.5% | 5.3% |
| Public other | -0.2% | 12.1% |
| Private industrial | 0.4% | 15.9% |
| Private commercial | -1.5% | -8.6% |
| All new work | -0.4% | 2.7% |
| Repair and maintenance | ||
| Public housing | -5.9% | -1.2% |
| Private housing | 3.7% | -0.9% |
| Non-housing | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| All R&M | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| All work | 0.3% | 1.5% |
Source: ONS – Construction output in Great Britain, volume, seasonally adjusted, by sector, Table 2a
Source: Construction output in Great Britain, volume, seasonally adjusted, by sector, Table 2a
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(1) Office for National Statistics – Output in the construction industry - here
