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    Growth eludes construction as economy grows –that’s how CIPS sees it

    2010-03-02T10:35:00Z

    The latest set of figures from the buyers’ body CIPS shows that construction remains mired in recession and the general pattern painted by the numbers provides little scope for optimism.The level of incoming orders fell for the third month in a row, says the report. And this will be from ...

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    CIPS figures show construction activity in 2009 ending with a whimper

    2010-01-05T12:17:00Z

    The buyers’ body CIPS has released its first construction statistics of the New Year and they show the industry continuing to decline in December.The construction index finished the year on 47.1, below the 50 no-change mark for the 22nd consecutive month.But there was some good news. The housing index remained ...