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ONS announces 0.2% decrease in construction output for January 2025

Published on: 14 March 2025
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LNB News 14/03/2025

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Issue Date: 14 March 2025

Published Date: 14 March 2025

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

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The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published data, indicating a 0.2% decrease in construction output for January 2025. This was attributed to a decrease in new work (0.7%), as repair and maintenance increased by 0.4%. At the sectoral level, three out of the nine sectors experienced a decline in January 2025, with the main contributors being private commercial new work (6.1%), and private housing new work (1.8%). Construction output is estimated to have increased by 0.4% over the three months leading up to January 2025, attributed to an increase in new work (1.4%), as repair and maintenance decreased by 0.9% over this period.

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