Slump in housebuilding activity accelerating

House building

Key survey of purchasing managers reports ninth successive month of decline in housing output

The slump in housebuilding activity accelerated last month, according to a key business barometer.

The S&P Global/CIPS UK Construction purchasing managers index for August said the housebuilding sector recorded a score of 40.7, where any score above 50 means growth.

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