Orders rise but civils still in recession

摘要

Economic indicators for construction published lastweek suggested that the worst of the recession may have passed.rnBut they also showed that civil engineering had dipped in April and May after consecutive monthly increases in the first quarter of the year.rnMarket intelligence firm Glenigan said planning applications and tenders increased byrn32% and 27% respectively in May compared with February's record low. It said that project starts would recover in the second half of 2009.