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.

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.