Construction output hit by fall in repair and maintenance

Construction output fell by 0.4% in volume terms in October after a feeble rise of 0.1% in September.
The decrease in monthly activity came solely from a fall in repair and maintenance of 1.3%, as new work edged forward by 0.2%.
At the sector level, both commercial and industrial new work showed stronger growth of 1.7% and 2.4%, but a big monthly fall private housing repair and maintenance of 3.8% acted as a drag on construction as a whole.The three-month trend figures for construction still rem