Construction output in Great Britain: March 2025 and new orders January to March 2025

New orders up but construction output flatlined in first quarter

Total construction new orders increased by 26.6% in 1Q2025 compared with 4Q2024, with £11.6 billion worth of work committed to, according to the latest ONS data.

Construction data improves slightly

Construction output volume, based on raw data, lagged behind the previous year’s level by 3.4% in March 2025. Among the main construction groups the construction of buildings lessened by 0.1%, that of civil engineering by 8.9%. Based on seasonally and working day adjusted indices construction output was over the February 2025 level by 0.7%. Construction producer prices increased by 5.4% in the 1st quarter of 2025 compared to the same period of t…

Construction didn’t budge in ONS stats Q1 2025

A flat 0.0% in overall growth marked the first quarter of the year compared to Q4 2024 In line with no growth, the ONS stats Q1 2025 new work increased by a modest 0.9%, while repair and maintenance fell by 1.2%. Monthly, construction output grew by 0.5% in March, after a 0.3% decrease in January and a 0.2% increase in February. Slight growth in some aspects The stats aren’t just full of bad news, as the increase in monthly output is due to a 0.…

Warmer weather boosts construction output, but caution remains

Construction output edged up for the second month in a row in March helped by warmer weather, according to new official figures. Monthly output increased by 0.5 per cent in March, which followed a revised increase of 0.2 per cent in February, the latest Office… The post Warmer weather boosts construction output, but caution remains appeared first on Construction News.

Construction output in Great Britain: March 2025 and new orders January to March 2025

Total construction output is estimated to have shown no growth (0.0%) in Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2025 compared with Quarter 4 (Oct to Dec) 2024; over the period new work increased by 0.9%, while repair and maintenance fell by 1.2%. Monthly construction output is estimated to have grown by 0.5% in March 2025; this follows a downwardly revised increase of 0.2% in February 2025, and an unrevised decrease of 0.3% in January 2025.