New work lifts construction output 0.4%

Construction enjoyed modest growth in output during August despite growing headwinds from energy and cost inflation in the economy.
Number crunchers at the Office of National Statistics also upwardly revised previous output figures for July.  This moved the official figures from a 0.8% contraction in construction output to sluggish 0.1% growth for the month.Revised output figures show construction output is holding firmThe August rise in monthly output came solely from an 1.9% increase in n