The growth in infrastructure approvals indicates a healthy pipeline of work for the South-east, while private housing is seeing an encouraging rise due to demand in the southern regions outpacing that in the north. Retail approvals have risen marginally, indicating that even the aggressive expansion plans from supermarkets are slowing, as many experts predicted. Industrial shows a marginal rise, though not as strong as in other regions, in line with views that while the sector has growth potential, there is unlikely to be a sudden surge in forthcoming work.
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