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 i.e. (2000=100).

This Bulletin provides a measure of the value of construction output in Northern Ireland for the period 1 October to 31 December 2007.

The key finding from the QCE for the period 01October to 31 December 2007 is that the Index of Construction is down 0.7 points on the previous quarter.

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

The seasonally adjusted Index of Construction was 98.6, down 0.7 points on the previous quarter (99.3) and down 4.4 points on the corresponding quarter in 2006 (103.0).

The estimated seasonally adjusted value of construction output (at 2000 prices) was £547 million, a decrease of 0.7% (£4 million) on the previous quarter (£551 million) and a decrease of 4.2% (£24 million) on the corresponding quarter in 2006 (£571 million).

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

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