Construction growth returns to pre-covid level but materials shortages threaten to blunt recovery

By Jordan Marshall2021-05-12T09:35:00

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Dark clouds remain but latest ONS figures reveal industry output has hit 18 month high

A boom in repair and maintenance work helped finally push construction activity past pre-covid levels, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics.

Construction output in March this year was 2.4%, the equivalent of £334m, the February 2020 level – the month widely considered to be the last one unaffected by the pandemic with the first lockdown being imposed on 23 March last year.

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