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Published: 12/09/2025
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 shows continued growth
Construction output showed modest growth in July 2025, rising by 0.2% on June activity. New work was up by 0.4% on the month, while R&M flatlined.
The biggest monthly changes were in public housing R&M, down by 6.5%, and private industrial new work, down by 4.0%.
On an annual basis, total construction output grew by 2.4% with increases recorded in new work and R&M by 4.1% and 0.3% respectively.
In comparison to July 2024, the greatest new work increases were in public non-housing, which includes health and education projects and was up by 16.4%, and private industrial, up by 12.5%.
The largest year-on-year decrease was in new public housing, which fell by 15.1%.
In R&M, public housing output fell by 12.0% on the year while private housing saw an increase of 2.7%.
| Sector | Output in July 2025 compared with | |
| June 2025 | July 2024 | |
| New work | ||
| Public housing | 2.2% | -15.1% |
| Private housing | 1.2% | 7.6% |
| Infrastructure | -0.9% | 5.6% |
| Public other | 1.0% | 16.4% |
| Private industrial | -4.0% | 12.5% |
| Private commercial | 1.5% | -6.5% |
| All new work | 0.4% | 4.1% |
| Repair and maintenance | ||
| Public housing | -6.5% | -12.0% |
| Private housing | 2.4% | 2.7% |
| Non-housing | -0.6% | 1.1% |
| All R&M | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| All work | 0.2% | 2.4% |
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
Dr David Crosthwaite, chief economist at BCIS, said: ‘Output growth may have been minimal in July but it was positive amid a challenging macroeconomic environment.
‘Despite ongoing cost pressures and labour shortages, activity was ticking up with robust annual increases in new work output across both public non-housing and private industrial sectors.
‘The real test, however, will arrive in the coming months in the lead up to the Autumn Budget. Any negative speculation regarding the fiscal position is likely to stall growth as investors wait for clarity.
‘What the government shouldn’t do is rein back investment by cancelling or postponing projects in an attempt to improve the public finance position. This would likely stall any fragile growth in construction output going forward.’
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(1) Office for National Statistics – Output in the construction industry - here
