What does the UK construction output and materials table measure?

It tracks monthly UK construction activity across sectors such as new housing, infrastructure and repair work alongside brick production and deliveries.

Which construction sectors are broken down in the UK output index?

The series details all new work including public and private housing, infrastructure, private industrial and private commercial work, alongside public and private repair and maintenance.

What building material statistics are included alongside UK construction output?

The data includes production and deliveries of bricks in million bricks, covering commons, facings, engineering bricks and seasonally adjusted brick deliveries.

What are the sources and coverage of this UK construction data?

Data is published monthly by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and GOV.UK official statistics (Department for Business and Trade) with continuous series since 2010.

UK construction output and materials

Name: UK construction output and materials
Creator: Office for National Statistics (ONS); GOV.UK official statistics
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Monthly UK construction activity: output by type of work — new housing, infrastructure, commercial and industrial building, and repair and maintenance, public and private (ONS) — with the material side of the industry: construction cost indices and the production, deliveries and stocks of bricks (Department for Business and Trade).

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS); GOV.UK official statisticsLast updated: Sep 28, 2026, 05:13Curated by Bui Thanh PhucAbout this data ↓

Indicator	07-2026	06-2026	05-2026	04-2026	03-2026	02-2026	01-2026	12-2025	11-2025	10-2025	09-2025	08-2025	07-2025	06-2025	05-2025	04-2025	03-2025	02-2025	01-2025	12-2024	11-2024	10-2024	09-2024	08-2024	07-2024	06-2024	05-2024	04-2024	03-2024	02-2024	01-2024	12-2023	11-2023	10-2023	09-2023	08-2023	07-2023
Construction output by type of work (ONS)1
All work2	105.6	105.9	105.7	105.1	104.3	104.2	104.1	104.9	105	105.2	105.4	105.2	104.8	105	104.8	104.5	104	103.7	103.3	103	102.9	103.3	102.8	102.5	102.5	102.3	102.1	101.4	100.6	100.4	99.7	99.4	99.8	99.7	100.4	100.8	100.9
All new work5	107.1	107.3	107.2	106.5	105.9	105.8	105.5	105.9	106.1	106.4	106.4	106	105.9	105.8	105.7	105.3	105.1	104.7	104.1	103.4	103.6	104.2	103.5	102.9	103	103	103.1	102.2	101.1	101	100.1	99.6	100.1	99.8	100.3	100.6	100.7
New housing, total2	108.9	108.8	108.8	108	107.5	107.5	107.2	106.9	107.3	107.2	107.1	106.6	106.5	106.3	106.2	105.8	105.7	105.3	104.5	103.8	103.9	104.6	103.7	103.2	103.5	103.5	103.7	102.7	101.8	101.6	100.5	99.7	100.2	100.2	100.8	100.7	100.7
New housing, public	108.7	108.7	108.7	107.9	107.4	107.4	107	106.8	107.2	107.1	107	106.6	106.4	106.2	106	105.6	105.6	105.2	104.3	103.6	103.8	104.5	103.6	103.2	103.4	103.5	103.7	102.6	101.7	101.6	100.5	99.9	100.2	100.2	100.8	100.7	100.7
New housing, private	108.7	108.7	108.7	107.9	107.4	107.4	107	106.8	107.2	107.1	107	106.6	106.4	106.2	106	105.6	105.6	105.2	104.3	103.6	103.8	104.5	103.6	103.2	103.4	103.5	103.7	102.6	101.7	101.6	100.5	99.9	100.2	100.2	100.8	100.7	100.7
Infrastructure, new work	106.1	106.1	106.1	105.4	104.7	104.4	104.3	104.5	104.4	104.9	104.8	104.7	104.9	104.7	104.8	104.5	104.2	103.8	103.5	102.7	103.1	103.6	103	102.5	102.5	102.5	102.5	101.8	100.2	100.3	99.5	99.1	99.6	99	99.4	100.5	100.9
Public other, new work	106.4	106.4	106.4	106	105.1	105.2	105.2	105.8	106.3	106.8	106.8	106.6	106.1	106	106	105.6	105.2	104.8	104.4	103.5	103.9	104.5	103.7	103	103.1	102.8	103.1	102.1	101.3	101.1	100.5	99.9	100.5	100.1	100.7	100.5	100.5
Private industrial, new work	106.8	106.8	106.8	106.3	105.6	105.5	105.6	106	106.6	106.8	106.8	106.4	106.6	106.4	106.6	105.7	105.5	105.2	105	104	104.2	104.5	103.9	103.3	103.5	103.3	103.2	102.3	101.1	101	100.3	99.5	100.2	100.5	100.9	100.7	100.6
Private commercial, new work	106.4	106.4	106.4	106	105.1	105.2	105.2	105.8	106.3	106.8	106.8	106.6	106.1	106	106	105.6	105.2	104.8	104.4	103.5	103.9	104.5	103.7	103	103.1	102.8	103.1	102.1	101.3	101.1	100.5	99.9	100.5	100.1	100.7	100.5	100.5
All repair and maintenance2	105.3	105.3	105.3	104.9	104.5	104.4	104.3	104.7	105	105	105.2	105.3	104.7	104.5	104.4	104.2	103.8	103.7	103.4	103.1	103.1	103.4	103	102.9	102.7	101.6	101.8	101.4	100.9	100.7	100	99.8	100.2	100.2	100.7	101	100.8
Housing repair and maintenance, total2	103.9	104	104	103.6	103.3	103.2	103	102.9	102.9	102.9	102.8	102.7	102.7	102.6	102.3	102.2	102	101.9	101.8	101.4	101.4	101.3	101.3	101.2	101.2	101.1	101.1	101	100.9	100.8	100.8	100.7	100.6	100.5	100.5	100.4	100.4
Housing repair and maintenance, public	104	104	104	103.6	103.3	103.2	103	102.9	102.9	102.9	102.8	102.7	102.6	102.5	102.3	102.2	102.1	102	101.8	101.5	101.4	101.4	101.3	101.3	101.2	101.2	101.1	101	100.9	100.8	100.8	100.7	100.6	100.5	100.4	100.4	100.4
Housing repair and maintenance, private	104	104	104	103.6	103.3	103.2	103	102.9	102.9	102.9	102.8	102.7	102.6	102.5	102.3	102.2	102.1	102	101.8	101.5	101.4	101.4	101.3	101.3	101.2	101.2	101.1	101	100.9	100.8	100.8	100.7	100.6	100.5	100.4	100.4	100.4
Non-housing repair and maintenance	107.2	107.2	107.1	106.7	106	105.8	106.1	106.8	107.3	107.4	107.5	107.7	107.2	106.9	107	106.3	105.7	105.5	105.1	104.7	104.9	105.3	104.6	104.1	104	102.2	102.9	102	101.3	100.9	99.5	98.9	99.9	99.9	100.6	101.4	101
Building materials (DBT)5
Construction cost index (2015=100)4
All construction work	166.3	165.7	164	161.7	159	157.1	156.6	155.9	156.1	156.6	156.6	156.8	157	156.3	155.6	155.5	154.7	154	153.7	151.8	152	152.3	153	153.5	153.7	154.6	154.7	154	153.3	152.8	153.2	152.2	152.8	153.7	154.2	155.2	155.7
New housing	167.4	166.7	164.1	162.9	161.5	160.3	159.8	159.6	159.5	160	159.8	159.3	159.6	158.8	158	157	156.7	155	153.9	153.3	153.5	153.3	153.7	154	154.3	155.2	155	153.4	152.8	151.1	151.1	151.1	151.2	152	153	153.9	153.8
Other new work	167.8	167	166.1	163	159.7	157	156.1	155	155.3	155.6	155.8	156.3	156.5	156.4	155.4	156.3	155.1	154.9	155.4	152.9	153.1	153.6	154.6	154.8	155.1	156.2	156.6	156.7	156.4	156.2	156.7	155.2	155.7	156.4	156.9	157.9	158.7
Repair and maintenance	167.4	166.8	164.3	162.6	160.2	159	158.6	158.8	158.4	159.3	158.8	158.7	158.7	157.8	157.1	156	155.7	154.7	153.3	152.7	152.7	152.6	153.3	153.8	154	154.9	154.7	153.1	152.1	150.9	150.6	150.9	151.4	152.3	152.7	153.3	153.2
Brick production4
Bricks, all types	110.7	119.6	123.6	116.5	130.4	103.2	85.2	98.1	143.1	145.4	146.5	139.7	132.2	139	146.3	133.4	135.9	111.5	85.9	93.8	125.4	135.4	129.8	120.2	100.7	126.4	121.3	116.9	117.5	92.4	51.6	56.2	115.9	141.1	139.3	140.1	138.7
Bricks, commons	7	7.5	6.2	5.9	7.1	7	3.9	3.6	5.4	7.2	6.3	7.9	8.5	9.5	8.4	7.5	8.4	6.7	8.9	6.7	12.8	8.3	8.9	7.3	7.2	6.9	6.5	6.3	8	6.3	4.7	5.3	6.7	6	7.9	7.4	8.8
Bricks, facings	87	91.6	101.2	97.3	110.3	83.8	70.2	85.5	125.4	119.5	124.6	117.1	114.2	115.5	124.5	114	115.4	92.4	67.5	75.6	100.4	115.7	110.5	99.7	82.5	103.5	104.4	100.3	99	81.4	44.2	47.9	100	125.2	121.2	121.6	117
Bricks, engineering	16.7	20.5	16.3	13.4	13	12.4	11	9	12.4	18.7	15.6	14.7	9.5	14	13.5	11.9	12.1	12.4	9.4	11.5	12.2	11.3	10.4	13.2	11	16	10.4	10.3	10.5	4.7	2.7	3	9.3	9.9	10.2	11.1	12.8
Brick deliveries4
Bricks, all types	117.5	126.1	126.1	124.5	120.4	95	95.9	82.1	112.7	133.8	133.6	119.4	145.9	142.4	137.2	125.4	124.7	119.9	103.8	83.4	125.9	139.7	128	128.1	140	117.6	119.9	121.2	104.4	101.8	91.3	68.8	104.5	115.1	113.1	120	127.7
Bricks, commons	7.6	8.4	6.9	7.2	6.7	5.6	5.1	3.6	5.3	7.9	7.5	7.9	8.8	8.9	7.6	7.1	7.4	6.6	6.2	4.1	7.7	8.9	7.7	6.8	8.2	6.9	7.1	7.1	6.6	6.4	4.6	5.7	5.2	6.5	7.4	6.8	9.2
Bricks, facings	97.4	105.5	105.5	103.7	101	79.7	81.4	69.6	94.3	113.6	111.9	100.6	122.9	118.4	116.2	107.9	106.9	102.2	87.6	72.1	107.2	119.3	108.4	110.1	115.2	100.1	102.4	101.8	89.3	87.2	79	55.1	90.3	99.4	96.5	103.4	108.9
Bricks, engineering	12.6	12.3	13.7	13.6	12.6	9.7	9.4	8.9	13.1	12.4	14.2	10.9	14.3	15.1	13.4	10.4	10.3	11	9.9	7.2	10.9	11.5	12	11.2	16.5	10.6	10.4	12.3	8.4	8.2	7.7	8	9.1	9.3	9.3	9.9	9.5
Brick stocks held4
Bricks, all types	541	547.8	554.3	556.8	565.3	553.8	547.7	558.4	542.4	512	499.2	486.3	466.1	479.8	483.3	474.1	466.1	454.9	463.2	481.1	473.3	473.9	478.2	476.6	483.6	529.4	520.7	519.3	523.6	510.5	519.9	560.6	571.2	559.6	533.6	507.4	487.4
Bricks, commons	28.7	29.2	30.1	30.8	32.1	31.7	30.2	31.4	31.3	31.3	31.9	33.2	33.2	33.5	33	32.3	31.9	30.9	30.8	28	29	24.1	24.6	23.4	22.9	23.9	23.9	24.6	25.4	24.1	24.2	26.4	26.8	25.3	25.7	25.2	24.6
Bricks, facings	464.5	474.9	488.8	493.1	500.1	489.4	487.4	498.6	482.6	451.6	444.5	431.7	415.3	424	426.9	418.5	412.4	403.9	413.7	433.9	429.1	436	439.5	438.1	448.8	481.8	478.4	476.5	478	468.3	474.2	509.7	514.9	505	479.2	454.5	436.3
Bricks, engineering	47.9	43.7	35.5	32.9	33.1	32.7	30.1	28.5	28.4	29.2	22.8	21.4	17.6	22.4	23.4	23.3	21.9	20.1	18.7	19.2	15.2	13.9	14.1	15.1	11.9	23.6	18.3	18.2	20.1	18.1	21.6	24.5	29.5	29.3	28.7	27.7	26.5
Brick deliveries, seasonally adjusted	95.4	106	121.7	116.7	117.7	112.4	121.7	116.8	117.4	118.3	121.7	119.7	123.2	128.6	127.9	124.8	122.9	136.8	126.1	124.3	125.3	124.2	122.1	124	117.3	109	105.9	111	113.1	112.4	115.7	113.8	96.7	103.2	105.1	108.2	114.5

Latest reading

All work stood at 105.6 in Jul 2026. That is −0.3% from Jun 2026 and +0.8% from a year earlier. The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 2010 to Jul 2026. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS); GOV.UK official statistics.

Latest: 105.6; Jul 2026
vs previous period: −0.3%; Jun 2026
vs a year earlier: +0.8%

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Frequently asked questions

What does the UK construction output and materials table measure?: It tracks monthly UK construction activity across sectors such as new housing, infrastructure and repair work alongside brick production and deliveries.
Which construction sectors are broken down in the UK output index?: The series details all new work including public and private housing, infrastructure, private industrial and private commercial work, alongside public and private repair and maintenance.
What building material statistics are included alongside UK construction output?: The data includes production and deliveries of bricks in million bricks, covering commons, facings, engineering bricks and seasonally adjusted brick deliveries.
What are the sources and coverage of this UK construction data?: Data is published monthly by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and GOV.UK official statistics (Department for Business and Trade) with continuous series since 2010.