UK Construction Logs Sharpest Downturn Since 2020
06 3월 2025 - 2:20PM
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The UK construction sector registered the sharpest contraction
since May 2020 on notable falls in orders and output, survey
results from S&P Global showed on Thursday.
The construction Purchasing Managers' Index fell unexpectedly to
44.6 in February from 48.1 in January. The reading was seen at
49.5.
The latest reading signaled the worst performance in
construction activity in nearly five years.
Residential building shrank for the fifth straight month and was
the weakest performer in February. The decline reflected weak
demand conditions, headwinds from elevated borrowing costs and a
lack of new work to replace completed projects.
Civil engineering activity contracted the most since October
2020. Output levels fell only marginally in commercial
construction.
New order intakes dropped sharply and to the greatest extent
since May 2020. There was a decline in staffing numbers with the
pace of job shedding the sharpest since November 2020.
Input buying dropped for the third straight month. At the same
time, weaker demand for construction products and material
contributed to an improvement in overall supplier performance for
the first time since October 2024.
The survey showed that inflationary pressures intensified in
February. Contractors reported the sharpest rise in average cost
burdens for nearly two years.
Further, business activity expectations remained positive,
despite a steep decline in order books and concerns about a lack of
new tender opportunities.
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