Volume of construction output up more than 4% in Q2

The volume of construction output in increased by 4.1% in the second quarter of 2014 compared to Q1, according to the latest statistics from the CSO.

Q2 saw increases of 9.3% and 4.7% in civil engineering and non-residential building respectively while there was a decrease of 1.9% in the volume of residential building.

The value of production for all building and construction increased by 5.9%.

On an annual basis, the volume of output in building and construction increased by 10.1% in the second quarter of 2014.

There was an increase of 11.1% in the value of production in the same period.

The annual rise in the volume of output reflects year-on-year increases of 23.4% and 8.5% respectively in non-residential building work and civil engineering.

Residential Building decreased by 8.8% in the year to Q2, 2014.