Construction output remained flat in spring as a rise in commercial work was offset by a fall in nonresidential public work, according to the Office for National Statistics. Output moved in the right direction in May, inching up 0.6% on the previous month and reversing the declines seen in April and March. Growth was boosted by a 10.2% expansion in private industrial work, which had contracted in the months since February. However, taken together, construction activity remained stagnant in the three months to the end of May, growing by 0%. This was compared with the three months to the end of February. The spring months saw an increase in new private commercial work and public housing, by £152m and £141m respectively, but these were offset by falling workloads in other sectors - including a £229m decrease in non-residential new public work.
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