{"id":22511,"date":"2026-01-25T08:39:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T08:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotayamedia.xyz\/?p=22511"},"modified":"2026-01-25T08:39:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T08:39:46","slug":"uk-construction-sector-struggles-6th-month-of-decline-despite-housing-uptick-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotayamedia.xyz\/?p=22511","title":{"rendered":"UK Construction Sector Struggles: 6th Month of Decline Despite Housing Uptick"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

UK Construction Activity Continues Downward Trend
\nThe UK construction sector remained in contraction in June 2025, marking the sixth straight month of decline, according to the latest S&P Global UK Construction PMI\u00ae.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcc9 Key Findings:<\/p>\n

Overall PMI: 48.8 (up from 47.9 in May, but still below 50 = contraction)<\/p>\n

House building rebounds slightly (50.7) \u2013 first growth since September 2024<\/p>\n

Commercial construction (45.1) \u2013 worst drop since May 2020<\/p>\n

Civil engineering (44.2) \u2013 weakest-performing sector<\/p>\n

*(PMI >50 = expansion, <50 = contraction)*\n\nSector Breakdown: Housing vs. Commercial & Civil Engineering\n1. Residential Construction: Slight Recovery (50.7)\n\u2705 First expansion in 9 months\n\u2705 Some firms report increased project pipelines\n\u26a0\ufe0f But growth remains marginal\n\n2. Commercial Construction: Sharp Decline (45.1)\n\ud83d\udcc9 Fastest drop in 5+ years\n\ud83d\udcc9 Businesses cite:\n\nWeak economic conditions\n\nReduced investment spending\n\n3. Civil Engineering: Worst Performer (44.2)\n\ud83d\udcc9 Ongoing slump due to fewer infrastructure projects\n\nWhy Is the UK Construction Sector Struggling?\n\ud83d\udd39 New orders fell for 6th straight month\n\ud83d\udd39 Fewer tender opportunities & stiff competition\n\ud83d\udd39 Clients hesitant due to economic uncertainty\n\ud83d\udd39 Employment down (cost-cutting & weak demand)\n\ud83d\udd39 Rising material costs (concrete, timber, insulation)\n\n\ud83d\udca1 Silver lining:\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

UK Construction Activity Continues Downward Trend The UK construction sector remained in contraction in June 2025, marking the sixth straight …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22506,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_title":"","rank_math_description":"","rank_math_focus_keyword":"","rank_math_keywords":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotayamedia.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22511","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotayamedia.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotayamedia.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotayamedia.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotayamedia.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22511"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lotayamedia.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22511\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22512,"href":"https:\/\/lotayamedia.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22511\/revisions\/22512"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotayamedia.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/22506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotayamedia.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotayamedia.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotayamedia.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}