The UK construction sector continued to experience a downturn in December amid falling workloads, survey data from S&P Global showed on Wednesday.
The construction Purchasing Managers' Index registered 40.1 in December, up from 39.4 in November. The score was expected to climb sharply to 42.4.
The score was below the neutral 50.0 value for the twelfth successive month but reached the second-lowest since May 2020.
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