CITB forecasts slower growth as Brexit looms

By Jordan Marshall2019-02-25T06:00:00

Training body expects sector to grow by 1.3% this year - if the UK and EU reach a Brexit deal

Construction growth is expected to increase by just 1.3% even if the UK and EU reach an agreement before the Brexit deadline next month, according to new data from the Construction Industry Training Board.

In the training body’s annual Construction Skills Network (CSN) report - a five-year forecast into the industry’s skills needs - it said it is predicting construction growth of 1.3% across Great Britain, down a third of a percent on the previous year.

But this is based on the scenario that the UK agrees an exit deal with the EU, rather than a no deal situation.

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