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CommentCan George fill the funding gap for construction? The short answer is no and the long answer is no
Large sums will be promised in the autumn statement but it won鈥檛 be any where near enough
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CommentWhat to look for in the Autumn Statement
Expect downward forecasts, infrastructure plans and a grand rehash of existing policy
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CommentReasons to be cheerful as the official construction figures show output dropping
In an industry as changeable as ours you shouldn鈥檛 read too much into monthly figures
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CommentExperian shades up its construction forecast as public investment holds up better than expected
Optimism for 2013 remains, with growth predicted in commercial and private housing
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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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CommentWhat Cameron didn't say in his speech
The prime minister鈥檚 party conference speech was light on detail, but then he鈥檚 saving all that for another date in October鈥�
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CommentConstruction will not come out unscathed from Osborne's Budget, but it could've been worse
Construction hasn鈥檛 done as badly as some had feared as additional capital spending cuts are put in hold
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Latest construction forecasts suggest there is more to fear than hope for
The latest round of forecasting by construction experts paints a picture little changed from three months ago with little hope of significant growth, much uncertainty and the risks to growth heavily weighted on the down side.The general pattern they expect can be seen from the graph (right).It shows that after ...
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Worst fall in output on record
The construction output figures from the Office of National Statistics covering the first quarter of 2009 highlight the true nature of the construction recession, or should we say depression, with considerable destocking leading to sharp falls in output. Total output in construction during the first quarter of 2009 fell an ...
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Government housing strategy holed below the water line
As if Gordon Brown hasn't enough on his plate at the moment, this morning he received a letter from the Home Builders Federation telling him that his housing policy doesn't stack up.The letter sent by HBF Executive Chairman Stewart Baseley warns Mr Brown that he faces stark choices between the ...