{"id":79221,"date":"2020-07-14T09:28:03","date_gmt":"2020-07-14T08:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=79221"},"modified":"2020-07-14T09:28:03","modified_gmt":"2020-07-14T08:28:03","slug":"construction-output-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/construction-output-may\/79221\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction output begins to rise after dramatic plunge"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Construction output grew by 8.2% in May following the record decline of 40.2% in April 2020, according to the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ons.gov.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Office for National Statistics<\/a> (ONS) report<\/h2>\n<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<div class=\"standfirst\"><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/construction-output-fall\/78568\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Construction output<\/a> fell by a record 29.8% in the three months to May 2020, compared with the previous three-month period. This was driven by record falls of 30.3% in new work and 28.9% in repair and maintenance.<\/p>\n<p>The decrease in new work (30.3%) in the three months to May was thanks to record falls in most of the new work sectors \u2013 private new housing and private commercial were the largest contributors, falling by 42.5% and 29.5% respectively.<\/p>\n<p>The decrease in repair and maintenance (28.9%) in the three months to May was due to record falls in all repair and maintenance sectors \u2013 the largest contributor was private housing repair and maintenance, which fell by 39.8%.<\/p>\n<p>Following the large record monthly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/construction-output-april-2\/77563\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">falls in April 2020<\/a> across all construction industry sectors, in May there was monthly growth across all sectors, apart from public other new work and public housing repair and maintenance.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_79222\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79222\" style=\"width: 475px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-79222\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Figure-1_-Monthly-construction-output-saw-a-partial-rebound-in-May-2020-after-the-large-record-monthly-decrease-in-April-2020-300x235.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Figure-1_-Monthly-construction-output-saw-a-partial-rebound-in-May-2020-after-the-large-record-monthly-decrease-in-April-2020-300x235.png 300w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Figure-1_-Monthly-construction-output-saw-a-partial-rebound-in-May-2020-after-the-large-record-monthly-decrease-in-April-2020-696x546.png 696w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Figure-1_-Monthly-construction-output-saw-a-partial-rebound-in-May-2020-after-the-large-record-monthly-decrease-in-April-2020-536x420.png 536w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Figure-1_-Monthly-construction-output-saw-a-partial-rebound-in-May-2020-after-the-large-record-monthly-decrease-in-April-2020-610x478.png 610w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Figure-1_-Monthly-construction-output-saw-a-partial-rebound-in-May-2020-after-the-large-record-monthly-decrease-in-April-2020.png 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-79222\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>&#8216;A long way to go&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p>Clive Docwra, managing director at <a href=\"https:\/\/mcbains.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">McBains<\/a>, said: \u201cAfter two successive months of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/construction-output-falls\/74710\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">record falls in output<\/a>, the construction sector was bracing itself for more bad news \u2013 and today\u2019s [14 July] figures reflect just how much of a historic downturn the industry is experiencing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn particular, record decreases of more than 40% in new housing work and almost 30% in commercial work over the three months to May highlight how essential it is that the government does all it can to get construction moving again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough May saw a rebound as construction started to return to work, this is all relative, with output 38.8% lower compared with February before the pandemic hit. 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