Construction output falls for second month

Construction output fell for the second month in a row in July dropping 0.8% after June’s 1.4% fall.
The slide in monthly construction output in July came solely from a decrease in repair and maintenance (-2.6%) as new work saw a slight increase (0.3%) on the month.
At the sector level, the main contributors to the decrease were public housing new work, and public and private housing repair and maintenance, which decreased 13.1%, 8.0% and 2.6%, respectively.The latest official Government f