Northern Ireland Construction Bulletin 1 October to 31 December 2005
STATISTICAL PRESS RELEASE
Northern Ireland Construction Bulletin
Central Survey Unit of the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) today published the latest edition of the Northern Ireland Construction Bulletin (see enclosed copy).
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.
This Bulletin provides a measure of the value of construction output in Northern Ireland for the period 1 October to 31 December 2005.
The key finding from the QCE for the period 1 October to 31 December 2005 is that the Index of Construction is slightly down 0.3 points on the previous quarter.
The detailed changes during the three months ending 31 December 2005 are as follows:
· The seasonally adjusted Index of Construction was 97.8, down 0.3 points on the previous quarter (98.1) and up 6.7 points on the corresponding quarter in 2004 (91.1)
· The estimated seasonally adjusted value of construction output (at 2000 prices) was £542 million, a decrease of 0.3% (£1.5 million) on the previous quarter (£544 million) and an increase of 7.3% on the corresponding quarter in 2004 (£505 million)
An electronic copy of the Bulletin is available on the web at
http://www.csu.nisra.gov.uk/niconsq42005.pdf
The planned publication dates of the next four quarterly Bulletins are as follows:
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Construction Bulletin |
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2006 – Quarter 1 |
10 August 2006 |
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2006 – Quarter 2 |
9 November 2006 |
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2006 – Quarter 3 |
8 February 2007 |
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2005 – Quarter 4 |
10 May 2007 |
Further information about the content of the bulletin is available from:
Central Survey Unit
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
McAuley House
2-14 Castle Street
BELFAST
BT1 1SY
Contact name: Ms Amanda Filmer
Telephone: (028) 9034 8252
Fax: (028) 9034 8276
E-mail: Amanda.Filmer@dfpni.gov.uk
Web: http://www.csu.nisra.gov.uk
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