Production in the construction - May 2022

In May 2022, estimates for construction output slightly decreased by 0.1% in the month-on-month series, this is the second monthly fall in a row.

In the three month to May 2022, the seasonally adjusted index of production in construction increased by 4.7% when compared with the previous three-month period.

Year on year, the calendar adjusted index rose by 16.9% (calendar working days being 22 versus 21 days in May 2021), while the unadjusted index grew by 21.0%.

In the first five months of 2022, construction output was up 18.7% in the calendar adjusted series and increased by 18.5% in the unadjusted series.