Construction output slips 0.5% during wet July

Construction output has started to yo-yo between modest growth and contraction.
Latest monthly construction output for July fell 0.5% in volume terms, following the 1.6% increase in June, after two months of slides before that
The decrease in monthly output came solely from a 1.3% decrease in repair and maintenance, with new work increasing 0.1% on the month.
At the sector level, five out of the nine sectors saw a fall in July with the main contributors to the monthly decrease being private hous