UK builders see activity rise again_2
7 September 2012
UK construction activity grew in March for the sixty-second consecutive month, according to the latest PMI figures.
The headline purchasing managers' index (PMI) - a composite indicator of economic conditions compiled by CIPS and NTC Research - slipped marginally to 58.1, from 58.3 in February.
Thirty per cent of companies said activity was higher than the previous month, with most linking growth to the start of work on previously agreed contracts.
Commercial building...