February Construction Update from the Department for Business & Trade

The Office for National Statistics published estimates of Construction Output for December 2025 this
morning.

Main points:
• Total construction output is estimated to have fallen by 2.1% in Quarter 4 (Oct to Dec 2025)
compared with Quarter 3 (July to Sept 2025); new work and repair and maintenance both fell by
2.6% and 1.5%, respectively.
• Monthly construction output is estimated to have fallen by 0.5% in December 2025, this follows
an upwardly revised decrease of 0.8% in November 2025 and a downwardly revised decrease of
1.6% in October 2025.
• Annual construction output increased by 1.8% in 2025 compared with 2024; this is the fifth
consecutive year of annual growth.
• Total construction new orders fell by 3.8% (£469 million) in Quarter 4 2025 compared with
Quarter 3 2025; this quarterly decrease came mainly from private commercial new work and
private industrial new work.

Download the latest Monthly Construction update for the Department for Business & Trade here.