The total output of the construction industry in the year to the first quarter of 2007 rose 2% on the previous year, according to DTI figures.
Output in the first quarter of 2007 rose 2% by value compared with the previous year.
New work in the year to the end of the first quarter rose 5%, with increases in all sectors except infrastructure and public non-housing.
Repair and maintenance fell, with an increase in private non-housing counteracted by decreases in private housing and public non-housing.
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