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Reference URN 07/433c
Date 7 December 2007

OUTPUT AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY: THIRD QUARTER 2007
 

Output (Tables 1 to 3)
The total volume of construction output in the year to the third 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 work was unchanged with an increase in private non housing sector offsetting decreases in the remaining sectors. Output in the third quarter of 2007 rose by one per cent compared to the second quarter of 2007 in volume terms and by 2 per cent in current prices.

The total volume of new work in the year to the third quarter of 2007 was five per cent higher compared with the previous year and rose by two per cent in the third quarter when compared with the previous quarter. The total volume of repair and maintenance work was unchanged in the year to the third quarter of 2007 compared with the previous year, but was one per cent lower in the third quarter of 2007 compared to the previous quarter.

New private housing work in the year to the third quarter of 2007 was one per cent higher compared with the previous year and the third quarter of 2007 was unchanged compared with the previous quarter. New work in the public housing sector in the year to the third quarter of 2007 was 16 per cent higher (on a small base figure) compared with the previous year but the latest quarter was eight per cent lower than the previous quarter. New infrastructure output in the year to the third quarter of 2007 was five per cent lower compared with the previous year but the third quarter of 2007 rose by eight per cent compared with the previous quarter.

New construction work in the private industrial sector in the year to the third quarter of 2007 was five per cent higher compared with the previous year, but fell by five per cent in the latest quarter compared with the previous quarter. New private commercial output in the year to the third quarter of 2007 was 14 per cent higher compared to the previous year and was five per cent higher in the third quarter of 2007 compared to the previous quarter. New work in the public non-housing sector (excluding infrastructure) in the year to the third quarter of 2007 fell by five per cent compared to the previous year but rose by five per cent compared with the previous quarter.

Housing repair and maintenance work (including improvement work) in the public sector fell by two per cent in the year to the third quarter of 2007 compared with the previous year and by three 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 third quarter of 2007 was one per cent lower compared with the previous year and fell by six per cent in the third quarter of 2007 compared to the previous quarter.

Repair and maintenance work in the public non-housing sector in the year to the third quarter of 2007 was 13 per cent lower compared with the previous year, but was one per cent higher 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 third quarter of 2007 was 10 per cent higher compared with the previous year and rose by four per cent in the most recent quarter compared with the previous quarter.

Employment (Table 6) The seasonally adjusted number of employees in employment in October 2007 was three per cent lower compared with July 2007 and was five per cent lower when compared with October 2006. Total employment (including the self-employed) in October 2007 was two per cent lower compared with July 2007 but was unchanged when compared with October 2006.

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.

It was announced on 15 October 2007 that responsibility for collection of construction statistics will transfer to the Office for National Statistics on 1 March 2008 - see http://stats.berr.gov.uk/construction/onsmove.htm. Next publication date of Output and Employment in the Construction Industry Information Bulletin: 7 March 2008.

 

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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 (28kb)

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) (92Kb)
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 Q3 2007 (31Kb)

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