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Output
and Employment in the Construction Industry: Overall new work rose over the same period, despite a decrease in the private industrial sector. Repair and maintenance rose, with increases in the private housing and private and public non-housing sectors easily offsetting a fall in the public housing sector. Output in the third quarter of 2002 rose by 2% compared to the second quarter of 2002 in volume terms and increased by 6% in current prices. The total volume of new work in the year to the third quarter of 2002 was 10% higher compared with the previous year and was 3% higher compared with the previuos quarter. The total volume of repair and maintenance work was 4% higher in the 12 months to the third quarter of 2002 compared with the previous year and rose by 1% compared to the previous quarter. New private housing work was 8% higher compared with the previous year and 9% higher than the second quarter of 2002. New work in public housing was 17% higher compared with the previous year, but 1% lower than the previous quarter. New infrastructure output in the 12 months to the third quarter of 2002 was 11% higher compared with the previous year, but unchanged when compared to the previous quarter. New construction work in the private industrial sector in the year to the third quarter of 2002 was 9% lower compared to the previous year, but 4% higher when compared to the previous quarter. New private commercial output in the year to the third quarter increased by 11% compared to the previous year and 1% to the previous quarter. New work in the public non-housing sector (excluding infrastructure) in the year to the third quarter of 2002 rose by 25% compared to the previous year and 4% to the previous quarter. Housing repair and maintenance work (including improvement work) in the public sector was 3% lower compared with the previous year and 2% lower than the previous quarter. In the private sector this was 5% higher than the previous year and 7% higher than the previous quarter. Repair and maintenance work in the public non-housing sector was 9% higher compared with the previous year but 8% lower than the previous quarter. In the private sector this was 6% higher than last year and 7% higher than the last quarter. The seasonally adjusted number of employees in employment in July 2002 was 1% lower compared with April 2002 but was 10% higher when compared with July 2001. Total employment (including self-employed) in July 2002 was unchanged compared with April 2002 and was 5% higher compared with July 2001. More information from www.statistics.gov.uk |
