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Northern Ireland Construction Bulletin -
1 October to 31 December 2009
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 within NI in a
specified period. The Index uses 2005 as the base year i.e.
(2005=100).
This Bulletin provides a measure of the value of construction output in
Northern Ireland for the period 1st October to 31st December
2009.
Key Findings:
The provisional seasonally adjusted Index
of Construction for the period 1st October to 31st December 2009 was
94.1, down 1.0 points on the previous quarter (95.1), and down 4.4
points on the corresponding quarter in 2008 (98.5)
The estimated seasonally adjusted value of
construction output (at 2005 prices) was £690 million, a decrease
of 1.0% (£7 million) on the previous quarter (£697 million)
and a decrease of 4.6% (£33 million) on the corresponding quarter
in 2008 (£723 million). (Table 1.7)
The decrease in the overall volume of
construction output in the last quarter was accounted for primarily by
a decline in Repair and Maintenance work. The volume of New Work stayed
at broadly the same level as in the previous two quarters.
Readers are reminded:
Results, particularly for the latest
quarter are provisional and subject to revision, as fuller information
becomes available from subsequent returns in future quarters.
The figures reported above are based on
returns from construction firms for the period 1st October to 31st
December 2009;
An electronic copy of the Bulletin is
available on the web at:
http://www.csu.nisra.gov.uk/NIConsQ42009.pdf
The publication dates of future QCE releases
have been brought forward by two weeks. This will improve the
harmonisation of QCE publication dates with those of other economic
indices. The planned publication dates of the next four quarterly
Bulletins are now as follows:
| Construction Bulletin |
Date of release |
| 2010 - Quarter 1 |
21st July 2010 |
| 2010 - Quarter 2 |
20th October 2010 |
2010 - Quarter 3
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11th January 2011
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2010 - Quarter 4
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20th April 2011
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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: Mr Jonathan Harvey
Telephone: (028) 9034 8202
Fax: (028) 9034 8276
E-mail: Jonathan.Harvey@dfpni.gov.uk
Web: http://www.csu.nisra.gov.uk
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