The Office for National Statistics published estimates of Construction Output for January 2026 this morning.
Main points:
• Total construction output is estimated to have fallen by 2.0% in the three months to January 2026; this is the fourth consecutive fall in the three-monthly series.
• Over the three-month period, both new work, and repair and maintenance, fell by 3.2% and 0.4%, respectively.
• At the sector level, seven out of the nine sectors fell in the three months to January 2026; the main negative contributor to the decrease was private new housing, which fell by 6.3%.
• Monthly construction output is estimated to have grown by 0.2% in January 2026; this follows three consecutive falls in the monthly series.
• The increase in monthly output in January 2026 came solely from an increase in repair and maintenance, which grew by 3.3% as new work fell by 2.0%.
Read the full DBT report here.
Download the ONS Construction update here.
