Construction Workloads in Wales Fall for First Time in Nearly Two Years as Housebuilding Slows

Construction workloads in Wales fall for first time in nearly two years as housebuilding slows

Construction workloads in Wales fell in Q3 2025 for the first time since the end of 2023 according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Construction Monitor and surveyors’ sentiment for the year ahead has deteriorated. A net balance of -7% of survey respondents in Wales reported a fall in overall construction activity in the quarter, which is the lowest this balance has been since Q4 2023. Public and private house buildi…

Construction workloads decline as outlook dims across most sectors

Construction activity in the UK has continued to weaken, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) market survey, with forward-looking indicators also pointing to a more subdued outlook. The headline workloads indicator fell to a net balance of -8 per cent in… The post Construction workloads decline as outlook dims across most sectors appeared first on Construction News.

Canada’s economy slips in August as goods-producing sectors weaken; construction eyes mixed signals

Ontario Construction News staff writer Canada’s economy contracted in August and showed only marginal momentum heading into the fall, raising uncertainty for construction and development activity, according to new data from Statistics Canada. Real gross domestic product fell 0.3 per cent in August, erasing July’s revised 0.3 per cent gain. Goods-producing industries posted another decline […] The post Canada’s economy slips in August as goods-pr…