April orders increase 11% to £3.5bn
11:49 09 Jun 2005
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April was a productive month as new orders increased 11% to nearly £3.5bn compared with £3.1bn in the same month a year ago.
The latest data from the Department of Trade & Industry shows that new orders from the public housing, private housing, other public and private commercial sectors increased, most noticeably in the latter's case by 37%.
In the three months to April, total new orders were up just 1% to just shy of £10.5bn. All sectors were up except other public and private commercial, down 8% and 11% respectively.
In the year to April, total orders were 13% ahead at nearly £39.5bn. All sectors posted double digit growth, with the exception of infrastructure, which grew just 3%.
New orders April 2005 (April 2004 in brackets)
- Public housing £202m (£193m)
- Private housing £1,247m (£1,059m)
- Infrastructure £289m (£479m)
- Other public £492m (£426m)
- Private industrial £206m (£231m)
- Private commercial £1,046m (£761m)
- Total £3,483m (£3,151m)
New orders February to April 2005 (February to April 2004 in brackets)
- Public housing £638m (£581m)
- Private housing £3,444m (£3,101m)
- Infrastructure £1,234m (£1,140m)
- Other public £1,487m (£1,617m)
- Private industrial £668m (£602m)
- Private commercial £3,009m (£3,373m)
- Total £10,480m (£10,413m)
New orders year to April 2005 (year to April 2004 in brackets)
- Public housing £1,699m (£1,498m)
- Private housing £12,637m (£10,430m)
- Infrastructure £4,000m (£3,866m)
- Other public £6,887m (£6,207m)
- Private industrial £2,658m (£2,395m)
- Private commercial £11,873m (£10,637m)
- Total £39,484m (£35,032m)