Total construction activity reached £29bn in the first quarter of 2014, 1.5% higher than the previous three months, and the fourth successive quarter of growth. The overall figure is now at its highest level since the final quarter of 2011. Repair and maintenance (R&M) saw a moderate uptick of 1%, taking it to £11.1bn. UK GDP growth in Q1 of 2014 was in line with expectations at 0.8% quarter-on-quarter. This outcome took the increase in GDP to a robust 3.1% compared with the same quarter a year ago, reducing the gap from the pre-recession peak (2008q1) to 0.6%.
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