Sharp pick-up in UK construction amid rapid economic recovery

Sharp pick-up in UK construction amid rapid economic recovery - short news


Surge in housebuilding joined by strong growth in infrastructure and commercial projects

Britain’s construction sector has had its sharpest pick-up in activity since 2014 amid signs that the domestic economy is recovering more quickly than Brexit- and pandemic-affected trade flows, new figures have shown.

The latest snapshot of the construction sector, which accounts for around 6% of total UK output, pointed to an across-the-board increase in March, with house-building,..


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source: The Guardian - 08.04.2021

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