Construction returns to growth after two tough months

Construction output returned to growth in February after falling in the prior two months.
The 0.4% uplift came from modest increases in both new work and repair and maintenance, with public new work leading growth while private housing and industrial acted as a drag.
Latest Government ONS trend figures for construction over three months reveal an industry in stagnation, recording no net growth overall.
Industry watchers now fear that rising economic uncertainty caused by president Trump’s