Construction activity dips below pre-covid levels

By Jordan Marshall2021-08-12T09:09:00

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Material and labour shortages take their toll as June’s output is worth £39m less than in February 2020

Construction activity dipped back below pre-covid levels in June after the third straight month of contraction in output.

The latest data from the Office for National Statistics have revealed that monthly construction output fell by 1.3%, or £178m, in June 2021, because of a 4.2% decline in repair and maintenance offset by a 0.5% increase in new work.

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