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25/08/2010
NI Construction 'Still Falling'
The level of construction activity across NI is still on the way down.
That's according to the Central Survey Unit of the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), which recently published the latest edition of the Northern Ireland Construction Bulletin.
It is the primary measure of the value of construction output in Northern Ireland (the Index of Construction) is obtained from the Northern Ireland Quarterly Construction Enquiry (QCE).
This is a statutory survey of construction firms operating in Northern Ireland.
Each quarter a sample of construction firms is asked to provide details of the value of construction activity they have undertaken within NI in a specified period.
Among the key findings is news that the total volume of construction output for the period 1 January to 31 March 2010 fell by 3.2% compared with the fourth quarter of 2009.
The total volume of construction output in the first quarter of 2010 was 7.8% lower compared to the same quarter in 2009.
In the first quarter of 2010 new work decreased by 4.4% compared to the previous quarter in 2009, but over the same period the total volume of repair and maintenance work rose by 1.0%.
(BMcC/KMcA)
That's according to the Central Survey Unit of the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), which recently published the latest edition of the Northern Ireland Construction Bulletin.
It is the primary measure of the value of construction output in Northern Ireland (the Index of Construction) is obtained from the Northern Ireland Quarterly Construction Enquiry (QCE).
This is a statutory survey of construction firms operating in Northern Ireland.
Each quarter a sample of construction firms is asked to provide details of the value of construction activity they have undertaken within NI in a specified period.
Among the key findings is news that the total volume of construction output for the period 1 January to 31 March 2010 fell by 3.2% compared with the fourth quarter of 2009.
The total volume of construction output in the first quarter of 2010 was 7.8% lower compared to the same quarter in 2009.
In the first quarter of 2010 new work decreased by 4.4% compared to the previous quarter in 2009, but over the same period the total volume of repair and maintenance work rose by 1.0%.
(BMcC/KMcA)
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