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Northern Ireland Construction Bulletin

Thursday, 7 February 2008

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. The Index uses 2000 as the base year ie (2000=100).

This Bulletin provides a measure of the value of construction output in Northern Ireland for the period 1 July to 30 September 2007.

The key finding from the QCE for the period 1 July to 30 September 2007 is that the Index of Construction is down 3.8 points on the previous quarter.

The detailed changes during the three months ending 30 September 2007 are as follows:

  • The seasonally adjusted Index of Construction was 97.0, down 3.8 points on the previous quarter (100.8) and down 4.1 points on the corresponding quarter in 2006 (101.1).
  • The estimated seasonally adjusted value of construction output (at 2000 prices) was £538million, a decrease of 3.8% (£21million) on the previous quarter (£559million) and a decrease of 4.1% on the corresponding quarter in 2006 (£561million).

Notes to Editors:

1. An electronic copy of the Bulletin is available on the NISRA website link to external website .

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

Construction Bulletin Date of release:

  • 2007 – Quarter 4 8 May 2008
  • 2008 – Quarter 1 7 August 2008
  • 2008 – Quarter 2 6 November 2008
  • 2008 – Quarter 3 5 February 2009

3. 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 Siobhan Moran
Telephone: (028) 9034 8252
Fax: (028) 9034 8276
E-mail: Siobhan. Moran@dfpni.gov.uk

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