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Quarterly construction output up 7.5% in Quarter 1 - CSO

Construction production volumes increased by 2.8% in the first quarter of this year compared to the same time last year, new CSO figures show
Construction production volumes increased by 2.8% in the first quarter of this year compared to the same time last year, new CSO figures show

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the volume of construction production rose by 7.5% in the first quarter of 2023 compared with the fourth quarter of 2022 on a seasonally adjusted basis.

The CSO said that production volumes increased by 2.8% in the first quarter of this year compared to the same time last year.

All sectors recorded a quarterly increase in the seasonally adjusted figures in the first quarter of this year with non-residential building increasing by 12.9%, while residential building rose by 7.1% and civil engineering was up 4.6%.