Construction activity forecast to fall significantly in 2026

The Construction Products Association’s (CPA) forecast for construction output has been downgraded further in its Summer forecast, due to the lagged impacts of the Middle East conflict that are starting to pass through to both the demand and cost sides of the UK economy.
Construction output year-to-date so far in 2026 has already fallen by 1.6 per cent, according to the Office for National Statistics, even before the impacts of the conflict and it is now expected to fall by 3.3 per cent ov