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Published: 19/12/2024
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.
Construction output dips in October
Construction output decreased by 0.4% in October 2024 compared with the previous month, according to the latest ONS data. New work output was down by 0.6%, while repair and maintenance output declined 1.3%.
On an annual basis, new work output in October 2024 was down 1.2% on October 2023. R&M output was down 0.2% on the same period.
In new work, there were annual increases in private housing and private industrial, while all other sub-sectors of new work indicated decreases during the same period.
| Sector | October 2024 compared with | |
| September 2024 | October 2023 | |
| New work | ||
| Public housing | -0.6% | -2.8% |
| Private housing | -0.8% | 1.4% |
| Infrastructure | 0.8% | -4.3% |
| Public other | -2.8% | -4.3% |
| Private industrial | 2.4% | 9.8% |
| Private commercial | 1.7% | -2.3% |
| All new work | 0.2% | -1.2% |
| Repair and maintenance | ||
| Public housing | 0.4% | 8.8% |
| Private housing | -3.9% | -6.3% |
| Non-housing | 0.4% | 3.1% |
| All R&M | -1.3% | -0.2% |
| All work | -0.4% | -0.7% |
Source: ONS – Construction output in Great Britain, volume, seasonally adjusted, by sector, Table 2a
Source: ONS – Construction output in Great Britain, volume, seasonally adjusted, by sector, Table 2a
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