Construction of public housing fell by 15.6%,while the 0.8% growth in private building work was slowest since March 2013, offical data showsBritish construction output dipped unexpectedly in July, or reversing a bounce in June,after the biggest annual plunge in housebuilding in more than two years.
A major driver of the decline was a year-on-year plunge in the amount of new housing being built, which dropped by 2.5%, and the first decline since March 2013.
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Source: theguardian.com