Recovery in office work drives surge in construction output

Construction output in May jumped 1.5% to a record high helped by a 2.8% rise in new work largely from the commercial sector.
Private commercial new work alone surged 12% after a large monthly decrease of 7% in April, linked to office space refurbishments increasing, as employees return to offices.
Government economists at the Office for National Statistics have also revised figures since the start of the year, ironing out the last reported 0.4% dip in output in April.Official statistics now put