Construction output heading south, CPA warns

By Dave Rogers2019-10-14T09:36:00

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Brexit and review into HS2 add to industry jitters

Brexit and worries about whether key infrastructure schemes such as HS2 will end up being canned have seen the Construction Products Association (CPA) downgrade its growth forecasts for next year and 2021.

In its autumn predictions, the CPA said it had cut its growth forecasts for 2020 and 2021 from its summer prediction of 1.0% and 1.4% to 0.5% and 0.9% respectively.

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