The primary positive contributor to the increase was private housing repair and maintenance, which grew by 2.9%
According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimates for September 2025, the total construction output is estimated to have grown by 0.1% in Quarter 3 2025 compared with Quarter 2 2025.
While new work decreased by 0.2%, repair and maintenance grew by 0.6%. At the sector level, four out of the nine sectors experienced growth in Quarter 3, 2025.
The primary positive contributor to the increase is said to be private housing repair and maintenance, which grew by 2.9%; the chief negative contributor was private new housing, which fell by 1.9%.
Monthly construction output is estimated to have increased by 0.2% in September 2025, following a revised decrease of 0.5% in August 2025 and a revised increase of 0.2% in July 2025.
The increase in monthly output in September 2025 was solely due to the rise in new work (0.7%), as repair and maintenance decreased by 0.5% month-over-month.
Total construction new orders increased by 9.8% (£1,078 million) in Quarter 3 2025 compared with Quarter 2 2025; this quarterly rise primarily stemmed from private commercial new work and private industrial new work.
The annual rate of construction output price growth was 2.7% in the 12 months to September 2025.
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