Weekly Economic and Construction Update – 15 December 2023

Weekly Economic and Construction Update – 15 December 2023

Date Published

15 December 2023

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TDUK

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Summary

Construction output in October 2023 was 0.5% lower than in September and still 1.1% higher than a year earlier and 5.2% higher than in January 2020, pre-pandemic according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) but the CPA continues to highlight the persistent overestimation issues in the ONS construction output volume data since Spring 2022.

The concerns affect output in most construction sectors but, in particular, appear to affect the housing and repair and maintenance sectors.