Encouragingly, orders rose by 11% on the second quarter of this year, with rises in the infrastructure, private commercial and private housing sectors more than offsetting falls in the public housing, public-non housing and private industrial sectors.
Particularly impressive were infrastructure orders, which were 37% higher than the second quarter of 2001. Third quarter orders rose by 9% compared with the previous 12 months.
Market fluctuation is evident from public non-housing orders, which were 12% lower than the previous quarter, but 21% higher than the same quarter last year.
A comprehensive analysis can be obtained by visiting www.dti.gov.uk/construction/stats/output.htm.
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Building Sustainable Design