Construction output grew by 0.9% in January 2021, following a 2.9% decline in December, according to the latest official figures.
But the Office for National Statistics (ONS) also revealed that the January 2021 level of output was still 2.6% below the pre-pandemic level recorded in February 2020. New work was 6.4% below this level, although repair and maintenance was 4.5% above, despite a monthly fall.
Repair and maintenance decreased by 0.4% month on month in January 2021 because of a 4.7% fall in private housing repair and maintenance, despite growth of 5% in public housing and 1.3% in non-housing repair and maintenance.
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