New orders rise 12% in year to August
11:11 06 Oct 2005
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New construction orders in the year to August increased 12% to nearly £42bn, according to the latest data from the Department of Trade & Industry.
In part this was driven by a strong August, when orders were up 15% compared with the same month a year ago. Infrastructure orders were up 71% to £529m, while private commercial orders increased 33% to nearly £1bn. However, private housing orders were static, but public housing orders slipped 34%.
In the three months to August, all sectors bar private commercial (down 5%) enjoyed double-digit increases, most significantly infrastructure, which was up 59%.
In the year to August, infrastructure orders were still up by 35%. Private industrial was ahead 24%, private houisng 16%, public housing 10% and private commercial 4%. Other public orders were static.
New orders August 2005 (August 2004 in brackets)
- Public housing £94m (£142m)
- Private housing £1,145m (£1,139m)
- Infrastructure £529m (£309m)
- Other public £610m (£588m)
- Private industrial £317m (£297m)
- Private commercial £986m (£739m)
- Total £3,681m (£3,214m)
New orders in three months to August 2005 (three months to August 2004 in brackets)
- Public housing £408m (£352m)
- Private housing £3,702m (£3,106m)
- Infrastructure £1,344m (£846m)
- Other public £2,040m (£1,855m)
- Private industrial £891m (£714m)
- Private commercial £3,125m (£3,298m)
- Total £11,510m (£10,171m)
New orders year to August 2005 (year to August 2004 in brackets)
- Public housing £1,748m (£1,587m)
- Private housing £13,151m (£11,340m)
- Infrastructure £5,021m (£3,727m)
- Other public £6,815m (£6,800m)
- Private industrial £3,070m (£2,478m)
- Private commercial £12,167m (£11,682m)
- Total £41,973m (£37,614m)