As the established trade association and training body for the safety netting and temporary safety systems industry, FASET aims to always keep up to date with the latest news from the building access industry. We are pleased to share the following story from the Construction Leadership Council (CLC).
Monthly construction output is estimated to be flat (0.0% growth) in volume terms in December 2022; this came from an increase in new work (0.5%), offset by a decrease in repair and maintenance (0.7% fall) on the month. This follows a fall of 0.5% (revised down from being flat) in November 2022.
At the sector level, the main positive contributors were seen in non-housing repair and maintenance, and infrastructure new work, which increased 5.4% and 3.7%, respectively; the main negative contributors were seen in private housing repair and maintenance, and private new housing, falling 8.5% and 2.3%, respectively.
Quarterly construction output increased 0.3% in Quarter 4 (Oct to Dec) 2022 compared with Quarter 3 (July to Sept) 2022; the increase came from growth in both new work (0.4%) and repair and maintenance (0.1%).
Annual construction output increased by 5.6% in 2022 compared with 2021, which follows a record increase in 2021 of 12.8%.
Total construction new orders decreased 1.8% (£242 million) in Quarter 4 2022 compared with Quarter 3 2022; this quarterly fall came mainly from private commercial new orders and infrastructure, which fell 9.6% (£380 million) and 11.8% (£305 million), respectively.
The annual rate of construction output price growth was 9.7% in the 12 months to December 2022; this has slowed slightly from the record annual price growth in May 2022 (10.5%).
Read the full BEIS construction dashboard here.
Download the ONS Construction update here.
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