05
Mar
16:07
UK construction stalls, Brexit fears slow commercial sector
The UK construction sector, normally a bastion of domestic steel consumption, wobbled in February on Brexit concerns. The steel-intensive commercial sector led the fall, along with the civil engineering segment, according to the latest survey by IHS Markit/Chartered Institute of Purchasing (CIPS) monitored by Kallanish.
At 49.5 in February, down from 50.6 in January, the headline seasonally adjusted IHS Markit/CIPS UK Construction Total Activity Index registered…
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