UK construction output falls for third month in September - ONS

British construction output fell unexpectedly for a third consecutive month in September, in figures that confirm the sector's drag on growth in the third quarter, official data showed on Friday. Construction output fell 0.2 percent in September, after a hefty 3.4 percent decline in August and against expectations for a 1.5 percent rise, the Office for National Statistics said on Friday. On the year, it dropped 1.6 percent in September, the biggest drop over two years and against forecasts for a