Production in the construction sector - July 2023

In July 2023, estimates for construction output decreased in the month-on-month series, falling by 1.6%.

In the three months to July 2023, the seasonally adjusted index of production in construction dropped by 2.5% when compared with the previous three-month period.

Year on year, both the calendar adjusted index (calendar working days being 21 as in July 2022) and the unadjusted index were down 1.1%.

In the first seven months of 2023, construction output declined by 2.3% in both the calendar adjusted series and in the unadjusted series.