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Annual/quarterly totals: new work
£m, 2000 prices, seasonally adjusted
 Public housingPrivate housingInfrastructurePublic worksIndustrialCommercialTotal
2003163795686734727430641209540372
2004(r)1972107915851806233711275742804
20051843112555403732035821288842291
2Q04547267215422045818324510870
3Q04493276815362018841321110867
4Q04(r)425273712931997894321610560
1Q05(r)480267112931844816305910162
2Q05(r)483283213311835869321710567
3Q05(r)438289014121809912324410706
4Q05(p)442286213671832985336710855
source: DTI (p)=provisional (r) = revised
Annual/quarterly totals: R&M
£m, 2000 prices, seasonally adjusted
 Public housingPrivate housingPublic non-housingPrivate non-housingTotal RMITotal work
20036334122646919119633748077852
2004(r)6845124186643115343744180245
20056728120517004115643734879639
2Q041627309315292779902819898
3Q04(r)1626309916152850919120058
4Q04(r)1704306116562917933819898
1Q05(r)1915298519052873967919841
2Q05(r)1764304416962853935819925
3Q05(p)1547297517122953918719893
4Q05 (p)1501304616902885912119976
source: DTI (p)=provisional (r) = revised
Housing starts
 4Q044Q05change %
North-east21541240-42
North-west38152899-24
Merseyside552539-2
Yorkshire & the Humber363737964
West Midlands32432928-10
East Midlands33633023-10
East of England382241248
South-west335835415
Greater London41283938-5
South-east5131659629
Wales18121154-36
Scotland42923785-12
Great Britain3930737563-4
Source: NHBC
New orders received by contractors by region (£m, current prices)
 Public housingPrivate housingInfrastructurePublic non-residentialIndustrialCommercialTotal
 4Q044Q054Q044Q054Q044Q054Q044Q054Q044Q054Q044Q054Q044Q05
North-east16241049636286492215910680347379
Yorkshire & the Humber1315230265669631119411887229287967945
East Midlands17382122217674317100118832065309461044
Eastern (part 1)143079123464879103475515199416425
Eastern (part 2)14601681391642805732243124140434680
Eastern (all)28902472626290159127792982752398501105
London10120320121310397172133512661881912471491
South-east (part 1)17362141783761128941533133263544664
South-east (part 2)2815160213466353946168136217484671
South-east (ROSE)4551374391831241761807610126948010281335
South-west2627337303828790733155214175779720
West Midlands583324427652781281274759184174712746
North-west 2224278366106205189275641192733049321295
Wales52411511038688369716781114394452
Scotland3862515308122144102178617326328411021050
Great Britain36856528582777828110817971543735101527193468930510476
Source: DTI
New orders received by contractors by region (% change)
 Public housingPrivate housingInfrastructure Public non-residentialIndustrialCommercialTotal
 4Q05/4Q05/4Q05/4Q05/4Q05/4Q05/4Q05/4Q05/4Q05/4Q05/4Q05/4Q05/4Q05/4Q05/
 4Q043Q054Q043Q054Q043Q054Q043Q054Q043Q054Q043Q054Q043Q05
North East504-8-23-22-344-1181228-25-549-17
Yorkshire & the Humber15-61594563-3818-26-142542-220
East Midlands1242454-43-3-15-68-22-30-3515776100
Eastern (part 1)114756-264-30301117129-34-352-22
Eastern (part 2)329275-17-201635-29-2365928613135738
Eastern (all)2211006-2345-17-20-28277247-13-13307
London10172628-6-57-23-55-49-40332620-1
South-east (part 1)11264-17-2765-81-2742120-18981822-27
South-east (part 2)-46-5333-29373777-32112660039-15
South-east (ROSE)13-65-2849-662133778930-22
South-west48-10-136-5-19-4177-5-18-17-8-16
West Midlands-435013-1350-40-1-1026-42-5-125-18
North-west92632-1693-84633863411-1039-1
Wales38085-4-4279-9-17-22-614412115-13
Scotland6344-40-42185575-272011822-5-13
Great Britain5445-3-2334-26-14-1738212811138
Source: DTI
Percentage changes in new work output by region
 Public housingPrivate housingInfrastructurePub non-residentialIndustrialCommercialTotal
 4Q05/4Q05/4Q05/4Q05/4Q05/4Q05/4Q05/4Q05/4Q05/4Q05/4Q05/4Q05/4Q05/4Q05/
 4Q043Q054Q043Q054Q043Q054Q043Q054Q043Q054Q043Q054Q043Q05
North East70202-210-1173728188126
Yorkshire & the Humber7017-2210-1-14-15-5-110-40
East Midlands-8135-31107-49-124820151
Eastern (part 1)1726-1-89-19-63389-500
Eastern (part 2)117466-2106-14-3-17721113222
Eastern (all)55226-235-5-13-4432610-1111
London1423555-4-15-4-23-39333
South-east (part 1)562-1-51174-15-520-92714191
South-east (part 2)-28-17190-227300-1014-15712
South-east (all)3-78-35157-20321092
South-west-17-1160157-25-8501-13-50-2
West Midlands-6-34-355-1017515-16-1
North-west-251224-77-126799054
Wales103526-335-9-1701335-9041
Scotland383-4-10328855198382
Great Britain1287-1121-401267361
Source: DTI
Percentage changes in repair and maintenance output by region
 HousingOther publicPrivateAll R&MAll work
 4Q05/4Q05/4Q05/4Q05/4Q05/4Q05/4Q05/4Q05/4Q05/4Q05/
 4Q043Q054Q043Q054Q043Q054Q043Q054Q043Q05
North East-2-15162-6-9-1-116-1
Yorkshire & the Humber132-23016-97-21-1
East Midlands0-6-7-18430-510-1
Eastern (part 1)124-19-11-5-203-61-2
Eastern (part 2)-1-3271819-1010-2150
Eastern (all)4012911-137-49-1
London-1132811369865
South-east (part 1)-1-115-1-5-81-39-1
South-east (part 2)7-4-4-3514-220
South-east (ROSE)2-27-10-42-360
South-west-6-2-7-30-4-5-3-2-2
West Midlands-103401-113251
North-west91-13-16203-142
Wales1-3-122-4-5-2-32-1
Scotland11-11046-19081
Great Britain118-15-33-150
Source: DTI