According to Experian Business Strategies' monthly survey, the conditions in the construction industry remained downbeat in February, even though the seasonally adjusted activity indicator rose three points to 35 from the previous month. This returned the indicator to a level last seen in November 2008. The residential sector's activity index was the only one to fall, declining two points to 31. By contrast, the civil engineering index improved in February, rising 11 points to reach 37, and the non-residential index reached 39, up seven points from the previous month. Since all three activity indices remained below 50, this was an indication of declines in activity across the sectors.rnFollowing a slight dip in January, the orders index rose four points to stand at 43 in February. The tender enquiries index increased by the same amount to reach 44, the highest reading since June 2008. The gains are indicative of order books and tender enquiries being above the level seen in January but nonetheless still show them to be below normal levels.
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机译：根据Experian Business Strategies的每月调查，即使季节性调整后的活动指标较前一个月上升了3点，至35，建筑行业的情况在2月份仍然不乐观。这使该指标回到了2008年11月的最高水平。居民部门的活动指数是唯一下降的指标，下降了2点，至31。相比之下，2月份的土木工程指数有所改善，上升了11点，达到了37，并且非住宅指数达到39，比上月上升7点。由于所有三个活动指数均保持在50以下，这表明各个行业的活动有所下降。rn在1月份小幅下降之后，2月份的订单指数上升了4点，至43。投标询价指数增长了同样的水平，达到44点，是2008年6月以来的最高水平。涨势表明订单簿和投标询价高于1月份的水平，但仍表明它们低于正常水平。
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