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UK Construction Activity Expands For Third Month

The British construction sector remained in expansion territory for the third straight month in April as rising volumes of commercial and civil engineering work were largely offset by a steep decline in the housing activity, survey results from S&P Global showed Friday.

The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply construction Purchasing Managers' Index, or PMI, rose slightly more-than-expected to 51.1 in April from 50.7 in March. The expected reading was 51.0.

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