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Published: 15/04/2025
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.
Construction output increased in February
Construction output increased by 0.4% in February compared with January 2025, according to the latest ONS data(1). New work output was up by 0.3%, while repair and maintenance (R&M) output increased by 0.5%.
On an annual basis, new work output was up 1.7% on February 2024. R&M output was up 1.4% on the same period.
In new work, there were annual increases in private housing, public other and private industrial output. Public housing, infrastructure and private commercial output registered decreases.
| Sector | February 2025 compared with | |
| January 2025 | February 2024 | |
| New work | ||
| Public housing | 0.9% | -8.7% |
| Private housing | -0.4% | 2.7% |
| Infrastructure | 0.6% | -2.3% |
| Public other | 4.4% | 22.7% |
| Private industrial | -1.5% | 17.1% |
| Private commercial | -0.5% | -6.4% |
| All new work | 0.3% | 1.7% |
| Repair and maintenance | ||
| Public housing | 4.1% | 16.0% |
| Private housing | -0.4% | -9.6% |
| Non-housing | 0.5% | 7.9% |
| All R&M | 0.5% | 1.4% |
| All work | 0.4% | 1.6% |
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
Dr David Crosthwaite, Chief Economist at BCIS, said: ‘Some good news for construction with ONS estimating that monthly construction output increased by 0.4% in February to offset the decline of 0.3% in January. Growth was driven by increases in both new work (0.3%) and repair and maintenance (0.5%).
‘Of more concern, based on the three months to February, output flatlined with no growth evident. This hardly paints a picture of “getting Britain building again”.’
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(1) Office for National Statistics – Output in the construction industry - here
