The three-month on three-month series for all work was up 2.1% for November 2018; this was driven by all new work, which increased by 3.4%, but was offset slightly by a decline in all repair and maintenance, which fell by 0.4%. The increase in the all new work three-month on three-month series was driven primarily by private new housing and infrastructure which increased by 4.9% and 6.5% respectively. Construction output recorded an all-time level high in November 2018 in the chained volume measure seasonally adjusted series; the month-on-month series grew by 0.6%, resulting in the total value of construction output ... (full story)