{"id":73077,"date":"2020-03-11T12:03:26","date_gmt":"2020-03-11T12:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=73077"},"modified":"2020-03-11T12:03:26","modified_gmt":"2020-03-11T12:03:26","slug":"ons-construction-output","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/ons-construction-output\/73077\/","title":{"rendered":"Volatile construction output figures increase by 1.4%"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Construction output increased by 1.4% in the three months to January 2020, according to the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ons.gov.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ONS<\/a> figures, however &#8216;underlying long-term growth is still fragile&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>The increase in construction output was driven by 2.4% <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/construction-output-figures\/71584\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">growth in new work<\/a> but offset by a 0.6% fall in repair and maintenance.<\/p>\n<p>The rise in new work in the three months to January 2020 was because of growth in all sectors, with the largest positive contributions coming from private housing, private commercial and infrastructure, which increased by 2.4%, 2.1% and 1.7% respectively.<\/p>\n<p>In repair and maintenance, the fall in the three months to January 2020 was due to a fall in private housing, which decreased by 5.6%. In comparison, public housing repair and maintenance, and non-housing repair and maintenance increased by 2.0% and 2.4% respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Construction output decreased by 0.8% in the month-on-month all work series in January 2020, this was driven by a 2.4% fall in repair and maintenance as new work saw flat growth (0.0%).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/ons-construction-output\/73077\/attachment\/figure-1_-monthly-construction-output-fell-in-january-2020-following-a-record-high-in-december-2019\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-73093\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-73093 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Figure-1_-Monthly-construction-output-fell-in-January-2020-following-a-record-high-in-December-2019.png\" alt=\"Construction output,\" width=\"700\" height=\"549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Figure-1_-Monthly-construction-output-fell-in-January-2020-following-a-record-high-in-December-2019.png 700w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Figure-1_-Monthly-construction-output-fell-in-January-2020-following-a-record-high-in-December-2019-300x235.png 300w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Figure-1_-Monthly-construction-output-fell-in-January-2020-following-a-record-high-in-December-2019-696x546.png 696w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Figure-1_-Monthly-construction-output-fell-in-January-2020-following-a-record-high-in-December-2019-536x420.png 536w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Figure-1_-Monthly-construction-output-fell-in-January-2020-following-a-record-high-in-December-2019-610x478.png 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Response to construction output figures<\/h3>\n<p>Clive Docwra, managing director of <a href=\"https:\/\/mcbains.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">McBains<\/a>, said: \u201cThe construction sector will give a cautious welcome to these figures, in particular positive growth in\u00a0private housing, private commercial and infrastructure work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnderlying long-term growth is still fragile however, with the figures showing volatile patterns over previous months, and the industry will be looking with interest at the Chancellor\u2019s budget later today for any announcements that will give the sector a much-needed boost.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClarity on growth over the next few months is doubly important as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/coronavirus-construction-contracts\/71651\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">impact of coronavirus<\/a> is an unknown quantity. If workers have to self-isolate, this will trigger a dip in activity, and if financial market values continue to fall then this will also have an impact on investors\u2019 capacity to commit to new projects.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Allan Callaghan, managing director of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruden-ltd.co.uk\/cbrl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cruden Building<\/a>, commented: \u201cIt\u2019s encouraging to see a return to construction output growth\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, in order to grow sustainably and future-proof the business, we need to continue to attract new talent into the industry. 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