Construction output to fall by 14.5% this year, CPA warns

By Tom Lowe2020-10-19T12:26:00

Recovery in 2021 depends on industry’s ability to negotiate a challenging winter

Construction output is set to fall by 14.5% by the end of the year as the industry braces itself for a difficult winter, according to a Construction Products Association (CPA) forecast.

A worsening labour market, the risk of a no-deal Brexit and an uncertain future for the commercial sector are the main challenges facing the industry as output struggles to recover after recording the sharpest fall on record in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

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