All ONS construction articles
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Construction vacancies match all-time record, says ONS
Past three months saw an average 49,000 jobs unfilled as firms pay out bonuses to keep hold of staff
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Monthly output back above pre-pandemic level as work rose 13% last year
ONS figures show scale of construction’s recovery after toils of 2020
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May downpours hit output with warnings that decline will continue as materials and skills shortages bite
Second consecutive fall in monthly figure raises alarm about bigger problems ahead
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Construction activity falls for first time this year but stays above pre-covid levels
ONS data says output declined 2% April following housing falls
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Construction output plummets by record-breaking 40%, ONS says
Latest figures show impact of covid-19 lockdown on industry
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Output bounces back in November
Industry hoping growth will be maintained after last month’s general election result
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Construction output increases by 10 times national average in the North-west
The value of new housing work in the North West increased by £386m in the three months to August
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Construction output dips in August
But three-month on three-month performance records 2.9% growth
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Output grows but new orders slip to five-year low
Declining housing work behind biggest fall in new jobs since 2013
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Output increases in May despite three month fall
Construction output increased by almost 2.5% in May, according to latest ONS figures
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Construction output heads south again
Brexit uncertainty blamed as output in the three-month on three-month series fell by 3.4% in April
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Construction drags down first quarter GDP
Construction industry has been the largest drain on the UK economy this year
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Output shrinks but new orders rise, ONS figures reveal
New infrastructure orders at record high
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Comment
Output figures signal more bad news
The ONS released preliminary estimates of GDP for the first quarter of 2009 and it wasn't pretty. Estimates from macroeconomic forecasters had suggested that GDP would fall 1.5%-1.6% in Q1 compared to the previous quarter. In fact, it was 1.9%. Within the GDP fall in the first quarter, construction ...