Cost of jobs set to rise as coronavirus crisis deepens

By Dave Rogers2020-03-11T06:00:00

New figures show virus-hit China accounted for nearly one fifth of all UK construction imports last year

Contractors are bracing themselves for the cost of jobs to go up as supply chains are hit after new figures showed the importance of imports from China and Italy to UK construction.

On Monday, the US stock market suffered its worst day since the 2008 financial crash on Monday as the number of countries hit by the virus topped 100.

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