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July 2021 PMI figures show slowest rise in construction output since February

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Published on: 05 August 2021

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LNB News 05/08/2021

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Issue Date: 05 August 2021

Published Date: 05 August 2021

Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

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The Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) has published the Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) figures for July 2021, which highlighted that the recovery in UK construction output slowed in all three main categories of work, with business activity growth easing from June’s 24-year high. Brexit trading delays, global supply pressure and coronavirus (COVID-19) has attributed to the slowest rise in construction output since February.

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