UK construction suffers shock contraction; IMF warns on household debt – as it happened

British builders warn that political and economic uncertainty has hit demand, as activity shrinks for first time in 13 months
IMF says household debt is bad for growthUK construction activity shrunk last monthWorst reading in 14 months as “Brexit blight’ bitesHousebuilding hit by ‘fragile confidence’Construction PMI fell to 48.1, from 51.1.
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