Product shortages caused by supply chain issues drove a 1.8% fall in construction output in October, the largest monthly decline since April 2020.
Official figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that new work dropped by 2.9% from September to October 2021, while repair and maintenance remained unchanged.
The main contributors to the decline in output were infrastructure and private new housing, which fell 7.7% and 4.4% respectively. These were offset partly by increases in private industrial and public other new work, which rose 8.8% and 7% respecrively.
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