January Construction Update from the Department for Business & Trade

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

Main points:
• Total construction output is estimated to have fallen by 1.1% in the three months to November 2025; this is the largest fall since March 2023 (1.4% fall).
• Over the three-month period, both new work and repair and maintenance fell by 1.0% and 1.1%, respectively.
• At the sector level, four out of the nine sectors fell in the three months to November 2025; the main negative contributor to the decrease was private housing repair and maintenance, which fell by 3.7%.
• Monthly construction output is estimated to have fallen by 1.3% in November 2025; this follows a downwardly revised decrease of 1.2% in October 2025 and a 0.3% increase in September 2025.
• The decrease in monthly output in November 2025 came from decreases in both new work and repair and maintenance, which fell by 1.9% and 0.4%, respectively.
• Anecdotal evidence suggests that delays in work and customer spending were affected by economic uncertainty ahead of the autumn budget announcement.

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