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Construction output grew 0.6% in August 2017, compared to the previous month, predominantly driven by a 1.7% rise in new work.
The latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) attributes the month-on-month rise in new work to a growth in private housing, which grew 2.3%, and infrastructure, which increased by 3.6%.
Construction output in August 2017 was 3.5% higher than August 2016, according to ONS data.
However, construction output fell by 0.8% in the three months to August 2017 compared with the previous three months. The three-month timeline is considered to give a more accurate picture of what is happening in the construction industry.
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