The Office for National Statistics has published estimates of Construction Output for May 2025. The main points are:
• Total construction output is estimated to have grown by 1.2% in the three months to May 2025; new work increased by 0.9%, and repair and maintenance by 1.5%.
• Monthly construction output is estimated to have fallen by 0.6% in May 2025; this follows three consecutive periods of growth, including an increase of 0.8% in April 2025.
• The decrease in monthly output in May 2025 came solely from a decrease in repair and maintenance (2.1% fall), as new work increased by 0.6%.
• At the sector level, output in five out of the nine sectors fell in May 2025; the main contributors to the monthly decrease were non-housing repair and maintenance, and private housing repair and maintenance, which fell by 2.4% and 1.8%, respectively.
These statistics are largely in line with the latest UK gross domestic product (GDP) figures, which demonstrate a growth of 0.3% in the spring quarter between April and June. Although a slowing start from the year’s 0.7% expansion between January and March, a total of 1% growth in the first half of the year is solid growth, positioning the UK as one of the fastest growing economies in the G7.
For more information, download the latest Monthly Construction update for the Department for Business & Trade here.
