The Office for National Statistics published estimates of Construction Output for October 2025 this morning.

Main points:
• Total construction output is estimated to have fallen by 0.3% in the three months to October 2025.
• Over the three-month period, repair and maintenance fell by 1.0%, while new work grew by 0.1%.
• At the sector level, four out of the nine sectors fell in the three months to October 2025; the main negative contributor to the decrease was private housing repair and maintenance, which fell by 2.3%.
• Monthly construction output is estimated to have fallen by 0.6% in October 2025; this follows an increase of 0.2% in September 2025.
• The decrease in monthly output in October 2025 came from decreases in both new work, and repair and maintenance, which fell by 0.7% and 0.6%, respectively.

Download the latest Monthly Construction update for the Department for Business & Trade here.