lundi 5 janvier 2015
UK construction PMI falls to lowest since July 2013
Posted on 03:22 by nice news
Britain's construction sector grew at its slowest rate since July 2013 last month, industry data showed on Monday, though house building remained robust, with residential construction enjoying its strongest year since at least 1997.
The Markit/CIPS construction purchasing managers' index fell to 57.6 in December from 59.4 in November, still comfortably above its long-run average but well below economists' forecasts of a slight decline to 59.0.
Readings above 50 denote growth.
The weakest sector was civil engineering, which reported an outright fall in output for the first time since May 2013, while the rapid rate of growth in house-building eased slightly to its lowest since June 2013.
Britain's housing market has cooled since the middle of the year, with mortgage approvals falling to their lowest in more than a year and house price growth slowing.
But Markit said 2014 still marked the best year for British house building since it started collecting records in 1997, news likely to cheer the government which has made boosting this a priority in the run-up to May's national
The Markit/CIPS construction purchasing managers' index fell to 57.6 in December from 59.4 in November, still comfortably above its long-run average but well below economists' forecasts of a slight decline to 59.0.
Readings above 50 denote growth.
The weakest sector was civil engineering, which reported an outright fall in output for the first time since May 2013, while the rapid rate of growth in house-building eased slightly to its lowest since June 2013.
Britain's housing market has cooled since the middle of the year, with mortgage approvals falling to their lowest in more than a year and house price growth slowing.
But Markit said 2014 still marked the best year for British house building since it started collecting records in 1997, news likely to cheer the government which has made boosting this a priority in the run-up to May's national
UK construction PMI falls to lowest since July 2013
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