• Construction output increased by 1.4% in the three months to January 2020, compared with the previous three-month period; this was driven by 2.4% growth in new work but offset by a 0.6% fall in repair and maintenance.
• The rise in new work in the three months to January 2020 was because of growth in all sectors, with the largest positive contributions coming from private housing, private commercial and infrastructure, which increased by 2.4%, 2.1% and 1.7% respectively.
• In repair and maintenance, the fall in the three months to January 2020 was because of a fall in private housing, which decreased by 5.6%; in comparison public housing repair and maintenance, and non-housing repair and maintenance increased by 2.0% and 2.4% respectively.
• Construction output decreased by 0.8% in the month-on-month all work series in January 2020; this was driven by a 2.4% fall in repair and maintenance as new work saw flat
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