Commercial output hit by Brexit fears

By Hamish Champ2019-08-02T09:18:00

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Clients holding back on awarding work, due to uncertainty around the UK’s exit from the EU

Brexit fears and a subdued economy continued to dampen activity across the UK construction sector last month, according to new research.

Construction output fell for the third month in a row in July, according to the latest IHS Markit/CIPS survey, fuelled by a downturn in commercial work and civil engineering activity.

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