Reference 07/433b
Date 7 September 2007

OUTPUT AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY: SECOND QUARTER 2007
 

Output (Tables 1 to 3)
The total volume of construction output in the year to the second quarter of 2007 rose by three per cent compared to the previous year. Overall new work rose over the same period, with increases in all sectors except public non-housing and infrastructure output. Repair and maintenance fell in public non housing and private housing sectors. Output in the second quarter of 2007 rose by one per cent compared to the first quarter of 2007 both in volume terms and in current prices.

The total volume of new work in the year to the second quarter of 2007 was six per cent higher compared with the previous year and rose by three per cent in the second quarter when compared with the previous quarter. The total volume of repair and maintenance work fell by one per cent in the year to the second quarter of 2007 compared with the previous year, and was two per cent lower in the second quarter of 2007 compared to the previous quarter.

New private housing work in the year to the second quarter of 2007 was three per cent higher compared with the previous year and the second quarter of 2007 was unchanged compared with the previous quarter. New work in the public housing sector in the year to the second quarter of 2007 was 23 per cent higher (on a small base figure) compared with the previous year and the latest quarter was three per cent higher than the previous quarter. New infrastructure output in the year to the second quarter of 2007 was eight per cent lower compared with the previous year but the second quarter of 2007 rose by seven per cent compared with the previous quarter.

New construction work in the private industrial sector in the year to the second quarter of 2007 was seven per cent higher compared with the previous year, but fell by one per cent in the latest quarter compared with the previous quarter. New private commercial output in the year to the second quarter of 2007 was 15 per cent higher compared to the previous year and was five per cent higher in the second quarter of 2007 compared to the previous quarter. New work in the public non-housing sector (excluding infrastructure) in the year to the second quarter of 2007 fell by four per cent compared to the previous year but rose by two per cent compared with the previous quarter.

Housing repair and maintenance work (including improvement work) in the public sector rose by three per cent in the year to the second quarter of 2007 compared with the previous year but fell by 10 per cent in the most recent quarter compared with previous quarter. Housing repair and maintenance work in the private sector in the year to the second quarter of 2007 was three per cent lower compared with the previous year but rose by five per cent in the second quarter of 2007 compared to the previous quarter.

Repair and maintenance work in the public non-housing sector in the year to the second quarter of 2007 was 11 per cent lower compared with the previous year, and was five per cent lower in the most recent quarter compared with the previous quarter. Repair and maintenance work in the private non-housing sector in the year to the second quarter of 2007 was six per cent higher compared with the previous year but fell by one per cent in the most recent quarter compared with the previous quarter.

Employment (Table 6) The seasonally adjusted number of employees in employment in July 2007 was one per cent lower compared with April 2007 but was one per cent higher when compared with July 2006. Total employment (including the self-employed) in July 2007 was one per cent higher compared with April 2007 and rose by 3 per cent when compared with April 2007.

Regional breakdown (Table 4) Table 4 shows current price contractors output by Government Office region.

NOTES TO EDITORS

Constant Price information (tables 1, 2 and 5) is given in 2000 prices in line with other economic data.

Current price figures (Table 3a and 3b) are adjusted - using information on the movement of output price indices - to produce constant price seasonally adjusted figures (Tables 1 and 2) which provide a measure of volume. Table 4 shows a regional breakdown of quarterly current price figures and Table 6 shows employment figures.

Additional graphs showing more detailed trends in individual sectors are included in the Information Bulletin.

Next publication date of Output and Employment in the Construction Industry Information Bulletin: 7 December 2007

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RELATED DOCUMENTS

Table 1: Volume of construction output by all agencies, by type of work, at constant (2000) prices, seasonally adjusted (28Kb)

Table 2: Volume of construction output by all agencies, by type of work, seasonally adjusted volume index numbers (27kb)

Table 3a: Value of construction output by all agencies, by type of work (at current prices) (27Kb)

Table 3b: Value of construction output new work by construction, by type of work (29Kb)

Table 4: Value of output obtained by contractors, by type of work, by region (at current prices) (87.5Kb)

Table 5: Volume of construction output by all agencies, by type of work, at constant (2000) prices, seasonally adjusted (23Kb)

Table 6: Construction industry employees and total employment (26Kb)

Graphs illustrating output data for Q4 2006 (31Kb)

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