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Construction output in Great Britain: September 2020, new orders and Construction Output Price Indices, July to September 2020
What's in the bulletin?
- Construction output grew by 2.9% in the month-on-month all work series in September 2020, driven by increases in both new work (2.7%) and repair and maintenance (3.4%); this is the fifth consecutive month of growth but the lowest rise in that time.
- The level of construction output in September 2020 was 7.3% below that in February 2020, with only infrastructure and private new housing having returned to above their pre-pandemic levels of output; all other types of work in September 2020 have yet to recover, with public new housing the furthest below its February 2020 level at 29.4%.
- Quarterly construction output grew by a record 41.7% in Quarter 3 (July to Sept) 2020 compared with Quarter 2 (Apr to June) 2020; this was driven by record quarterly growth in both new work (40.8%) and repair and maintenance (43.4%).
Datasets related to Construction industry
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Output in the construction industry
Monthly construction output for Great Britain at current price and chained volume measures, seasonally adjusted by public and private sector.
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Output in the construction industry: all work summary
An all work summary of monthly construction output in Great Britain at current price and chained volume measures, seasonally adjusted by public and private sector.
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New orders in the construction industry
Quarterly new orders at current price and chained volume measures seasonally adjusted by public and private sector. Quarterly non–seasonally adjusted type of work and regional data.
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Construction output price indices
A summary of the Construction Output Indices (OPIs) from April to June 2020, UK.
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Construction statistics annual tables
The construction industry in Great Britain, including value of output and type of work, new orders by sector, number of firms and total employment.
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Construction Output Price Indices (OPIs), UK: January to March 2020
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Construction statistics, Great Britain
A range of statistics on the construction industry, including value of output, new orders by sector, number of firms and total employment.
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