Total Construction Output Estimated 1.6% Growth In the Three Months to April 2026

The Office for National Statistics published estimates of Construction Output for April 2026.

Main points

• Total construction output is estimated to have grown by 1.6% in the three months to April 2026; this is the second consecutive increase in the three-monthly series.
• Over the three-month period, both new work and repair and maintenance grew by 0.3% and 3.4%, respectively.
• At the sector level, six out of the nine sectors grew in the three months to April 2026; the main positive contributor to the increase was non-housing repair and maintenance, which grew by 3.5%.
• Monthly construction output is estimated to have grown by 0.1% in April 2026; this follows an increase of 1.5% in March 2026, and an increase of 0.5% in February 2026.
• The increase in monthly output in April 2026 came solely from an increase in repair and maintenance, which grew by 0.6%, while new work fell by 0.3%.

Download the latest Monthly Construction update for the Department for Business & Trade here.