According to a Reuters report, Britain's construction output fell in November, seeing its biggest annual drop since May 2013 in the latest sign that the economy may struggle to bounce back strongly from a mid-year slowdown.
Construction output dropped 0.5% on a monthly basis in November, countering expectations of a rise.
On an annual basis, output fell 1.1%, against expectations that it would stagnate in November.
A steep decline in construction output in Q3 weighed on economic growth that matched its lowest rate since late 2012 over that period. Construction output decreased by 1.9% in the third quarter of 2015.
Construction output would have to increase by 2.6% month-on-month in December to avoid a drop for Q4 as a whole.
Mark Wakeford, Managing Director at Stepnell, on behalf of the Built Environment Hub, looks at new approaches that the UK construction industry could take to ensure that it has continued access to the skills required.
UK construction output is forecast to increase by 5.3% in 2015 and by 17.8% by 2018, according to the latest forecasts from the Construction Products Association.
The major players in the UK construction industry are set to meet next week to further their discussion on resource efficiency in the built environment.
The East of England accounted for nearly half of the total value of industrial construction contracts in July 2014, while educational construction activity reached its highest level in two years.