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24/07/2013

NI Construction Market Lags Behind The Rest Of The UK

Northern Ireland's construction market downturn is easing, but the sector locally is still lagging behind the rest of the UK, according to the latest RICS Construction Market Survey.

In the three months to the end of June, the balance for workloads in Northern Ireland improved to -4, its best level since the start of 2008, from -32 in the previous three months. However, despite the improvement, activity was still falling and NI is still the worst performing UK region.

The picture for the UK as a whole was one of broad-based improvement in market sentiment and rising activity. The headline UK balance reached its best reading since Q1 2007 and this was mirrored across most of the subsectors and the regions. The best performing regional grouping was London and the South East.

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RICS Northern Ireland construction spokesman, Jim Sammon, said: "Whilst the rate of decline in workloads has eased significantly, workloads are still falling, and we remain some way from a recovery. The key challenges for the sector remain. Finance is constrained, private sector activity remains scarce, and public sector demand remains constrained.

"We would urge the NI Executive to take action in relation to increasing infrastructure spending in Northern Ireland by moving more money from current to capital spending. Beyond being a driver of growth, infrastructure is the fabric of our everyday lives that must remain efficient and well maintained."

(CD/JP)

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