Northern Ireland construction bulletin

Central Survey Unit of the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) today published the latest edition of the Northern Ireland Construction Bulletin.

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 in a specified period.

This Bulletin provides a measure of the value of construction output in Northern Ireland for the period 01 January to 31 March 2007.

The key finding from the QCE for the period 1 January to 31 March 2007 is that the Index of Construction is down 2.1 points on the previous quarter.

The detailed changes during the three months ending 31 March 2007 are as follows:

• The seasonally adjusted Index of Construction was 100.6, down 2.1 points on the previous quarter (102.7) and up 2.2 points on the corresponding quarter in 2006 (98.4)
• The estimated seasonally adjusted value of construction output (at 2000 prices) was £558 million, a decrease of 1.9% (£11 million) on the previous quarter (£569 million) and an increase of 2.4% on the corresponding quarter in 2006 (£545 million)

An electronic copy of the Bulletin is available on the web at:

http://www.csu.nisra.gov.uk/archive/surveys/qce/publication/niconsq12007.pdf

NOTES TO EDITORS:

The planned publication dates of the next four quarterly Bulletins are as follows:

Construction Bulletin Date of release
2007 – Quarter 2 08 November 2007
2007 – Quarter 3 07 February 2008
2007 – Quarter 4 08 May 2008
2008 – Quarter 1 07 August 2008

Further information about the content of the bulletin is available from:

Central Survey Unit
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
McAuley House
2-14 Castle Street
Belfast
BT1 1SY

Contact name: Ms Amanda Filmer
Telephone: (028) 9034 8252
Fax: (028) 9034 8276
E-mail: Amanda.Filmer@dfpni.gov.uk
Web: http://www.csu.nisra.gov.uk