Construction output falls at slowest rate since January

Construction buyers have seen the slowest downturn in industry output for eight months.
The bellwether S&P Global UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index recorded 46.1 in September – up from 44.3 in August but still below the 50 growth mark.
Slower rates of contraction were seen in all the residential, commercial and civil engineering segments.
Commercial construction (index at 48.5) saw the greatest resilience, with business activity falling only marginally and at the weakest