Construction output perks up after four-month slide

Construction output bounced back by 0.8% in September after four consecutive months of decline, boosted by a sharp rise in infrastructure work.
Latest Government figures showed infrastructure new work jumped 3.3% during the month, helping to reverse the industry’s recent run of falling output.
But the recovery was not enough to prevent construction output falling 0.7% across the third quarter of 2026, with private house building the biggest drag on overall activity.Private new housing output s