Housebuilding grows amid commercial construction's woes

By Hamish Champ2019-04-02T10:00:00

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March data from IHS/Markit showed activity fell again amongst commercial firms and civil engineers

Modest growth in UK housebuilding failed to compensate for further falls in commercial and civil engineering activity last month, according to the latest IHS Markit/CIPS Construction survey.

Commercial construction work fell to its lowest point for a year in March, with clients being put off from investing by concerns around the health of the UK economy and the inevitable worries about Brexit.

Civil engineering activity also fell last month, although the decline slowed from what had been a particularly poor February.

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