New Work Drives Construction Output Growth in April

MONTHLY CONSTRUCTION output is estimated to have grown by 0.9% in April 2025. This is the third consecutive period of positive growth, following an increase of 0.5% in March 2025.

The increase in monthly output in April 2025 came from increases in both new work and repair and maintenance, which grew by 1.4% and 0.3%, respectively.

At the sector level, six out of the nine sectors grew in April 2025. The main contributors to the monthly increase were infrastructure new work and private housing repair and maintenance, which rose by 2.0% and 1.5%, respectively.

Construction Output Year-on-Year

On an annual basis, total construction output grew by 3.3% with new work up by 5.8% and repair and maintenance by 0.2%.

In comparison to April 2024, the greatest new work increases were in public other, which saw a 21.1% rise, and private industrial, up by 17.9%. In repair and maintenance, public housing output rose by 12.9% on the year while private housing saw a decrease of 9.4%.

Dr David Crosthwaite, Chief Economist at BCIS, commented: “Construction is outperforming the wider economy for the first time in a while. New ONS data shows monthly construction output was up by 0.9% in April while the wider economy shrank by 0.3%.

“New work output was the main driver with public non-housing output exhibiting the highest growth levels on a sector basis.”

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