The Economy Minister, Edwina Hart has the figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) which show the construction industry in Wales is outperforming the UK as a whole.

The longer term trend for the Index of Construction for Wales shows a 8.7 per cent increase when comparing the latest four quarters to the previous four quarters. Over the same time UK output fell by 1.3 per cent. The short term quarterly movements in the construction industry also show output increased in Wales by 2.8 per cent.

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Mrs Hart said: "Together with the latest figures showing an increase in the number of construction jobs in Wales, today’s figures show that the construction sector in Wales is outperforming the UK as whole. Also the Index of Production for Wales shows a 3.1 per cent increase when comparing the latest four quarters to the previous four quarters, while UK output fell by 1.6 per cent."

(CD/MH)