Construction output in Great Britain: June 2023, new orders and Construction Output Price Indices, April to June 2023

Construction output in Great Britain: June 2023, new orders and Construction Output Price Indices, April to June 2023

1. Main points

  • Monthly construction output is estimated to have increased 1.6% in volume terms in June 2023; this came from increases in both new work (2.0%) and repair and maintenance (1.1%) on the month.
  • At the sector level, six out of the nine sectors saw a rise in June 2023, with the main contributors to the monthly increase seen in infrastructure new work and non-housing repair and maintenance, which increased 4.7% and 3.4%, respectively.
  • Quarterly construction output increased 0.3% in Quarter 2 (Apr to June) 2023 compared with Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2023; the increase came solely from June 2023, with an increase in repair and maintenance (0.9%), while new work saw a decrease of 0.1%.
  • Total construction new orders decreased 7.1% (£786 million) in Quarter 2 2023 compared with Quarter 1 2023; this quarterly fall came mainly from public other new orders and infrastructure new orders, which fell 32.9% (£576 million) and 26.5% (£519 million), respectively.
  • The annual rate of construction output price growth was 4.6% in the 12 months to June 2023; this has slowed from the record annual price growth in May 2022 (10.4%).

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2. Construction output in June 2023

Monthly construction output increased 1.6% in June 2023. This follows three consecutive falls in monthly construction output. This is the highest level of construction output (£15,620 million) since records began in January 2010.

Source: Construction output and employment data from the Office for National Statistics

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