The UK construction sector contracted for the fourteenth consecutive month in February, survey data from S&P Global showed Thursday.
The construction Purchasing Managers' Index dropped to 44.5 from January's seven-month high of 46.4. The score signalled a solid reduction in overall business activity.
The sharp fall in residential building was the main factor behind the setback in February. Commercial construction activity also dropped at a faster pace. Civil engineering was the only sub-sector to register a slower fall in activity.
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