Buyers see recovery in house building sector

Construction buyers have reported a return to growth in the house building sector for the first time since last September.
But contraction in civil engineering and commercial work saw the bellwether S&P Global UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index drop below the standstill 50 mark again in June for the six month in a row.
At 48.8 in June the index was up from 47.9 in May and signalled the slowest decline in construction output since the current period of contraction began in Janua