Monthly construction output sees slowdown in August
Construction output declined in August 2025, falling by 0.3% on July activity. New work was up by 0.5% on the month, while R&M decreased by 1.6%.
The biggest monthly changes were in private housing R&M, down by 4.3%, and public new housing, up by 3.5%.
On an annual basis, total construction output grew by 1.0% with increases recorded in new work and R&M of 1.2% and 0.7% respectively.
In comparison to August 2024, the greatest new work increases were in public non-housing, which includes health and education projects and was up by 22.5%, and private industrial, up by 21.3%.
The largest year-on-year decrease was in new public housing, which fell by 14.4%.
In R&M, public housing output fell by 11.5% on the year while private housing saw an increase of 5.5%.
Sector |
Output in August 2025 compared with |
July 2025 |
August 2024 |
New work |
Public housing |
3.5% |
-14.4% |
Private housing |
0.2% |
1.2% |
Infrastructure |
0.9% |
4.3% |
Public other |
2.9% |
22.5% |
Private industrial |
1.1% |
21.3% |
Private commercial |
-2.3% |
-12.1% |
All new work |
0.5% |
1.2% |
Repair and maintenance |
Public housing |
1.7% |
-11.5% |
Private housing |
-4.3% |
5.5% |
Non-housing |
0.3% |
-0.2% |
All R&M |
-1.6% |
0.7% |
All work |
-0.3% |
1.0% |