UK construction growth was the weakest in six months in September, defying expectations for an improvement, as all three sub-sectors lost momentum.
The CIPS UK construction purchasing managers' index fell to 52.1 from 52.9 in August, survey data from IHS Markit showed on Tuesday. In contrast, economists had expected the index to rise to 53.1.
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