All ONS articles 鈥� Page 5
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CommentConstruction output is heading into decline, but how fast and how far?
The numbers look grim but we have to dig a bit deeper before we panic
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CommentWorst orders figures on record suggest the worst on the ground is yet to come
There are times when you hope you鈥檙e misreading data or that there may be an error. But it doesn鈥檛 look as though these crutches are available as I stare at the carnage implicit in the new orders data.
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CommentLet鈥檚 not waste this crisis of confidence over the construction output figures
We need a proper review of new and old figures for construction output 鈥� not least as it鈥檚 used as a basis for policy making
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CommentPre-recession construction industry 7% bigger than we thought 鈥� statistically speaking anyway
Revised figures mean history looks different than it did a week ago 鈥� and it impacts on how we view today and tomorrow
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CommentLacklustre construction output figures point to decline
Hopes of significant growth in Q2 were dashed after ONS admitted getting its sums wrong
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CommentJobs and pay data do little to perk up waning hopes for growth
Fewer construction vacancies put downward pressure on industry wages
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CommentConstruction output figures in the dock: the case for the defence
The ONS makes its defence but still leaves questions unanswered
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CommentConstruction output figures in the dock: the case for the defence
Government statisticians shed more light on how they collect construction data
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CommentFew signs in construction output figures of private sector revival. But who really knows?
For all the confusion in output numbers, the conclusions to be drawn are rather disturbing
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CommentOrders figures support view that there is cause for concern in construction
The private sector is not compensating for the expected slowdown in public work
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CommentOrders figures support view that there is cause for concern in construction
New orders are falling now but this also presents problems for the future
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CommentPlant hire prices sink back after a short-lived rally
Prices back to where they were in 2003
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CommentGDP: Everything changes, everything stays the same
Construction GDP figures revised upwards but still don鈥檛 reflect true picture
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CommentTrade surveys paint brighter picture than ONS of construction output in Q1
Industry data suggest the first quarter may have been more bouyant than government stats suggest
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CommentWhat do the ONS figures really mean?
There鈥檚 a lag in the data produced by ONS 鈥� and it鈥檚 a big headache for researchers and policy makers
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CommentConstruction figures pose a real headache for GDP estimates
The lag between real and actual monthly output makes predicting future activity very difficult
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CommentMore inflation worries as plant hire prices bounce back
Data from ONS shows year-on-year 2.2% rise in Q4 2010
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CommentNovember construction output figures suggest it鈥檚 downhill from here
The industry contracted by 1.5% towards the end of 2010
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CommentLatest output data suggests the stimulus-generated surge in construction might be over
Harsh winter could push output into negative territory in the fourth quarter
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CommentConstruction鈥檚 downward revision yet to show in GDP figures
The latest construction figures will be factored into GDP figures next month