Construction only sector to shrink as recovery stalls

摘要

Growth in the construction industry stalled in the final quarter of last year, with total output contracting by 0.3% quarter-on-quarter, despite the overall economy growing 0.7%. The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics this week showed construction output contracted by 0.3% between the third and fourth quarter of 2013. Construction was the only sector not to see growth over the period, with output in agriculture up 0.5%; production 0.7%; and services 0.8%.