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An increase in repair and maintenance work helped output in the second quarter bounce back, according to official government figures.

Output recovered from a 0.8% fall between January and March 鈥� with the wintry weather and Carillion鈥檚 collapse being held responsible for the fall 鈥� to post a 0.9% rise between April and June.

The Office for National Statistics said a 2.7% rise in repair and maintenance to a high of 拢14.2bn was the main driver for the rebound 鈥� with new work remaining flat.

It said output increased 1.4% between May and June following on from the previous four week increase of 2.9%. It said output in June had increased thanks to continued growth in infrastructure work.

But publicly funded construction projects in the health and education sector only accounted for 5.3% of total construction work in June.

Blane Perrotton, managing director of surveyor Naismiths, said: 鈥淭his rapid swing underlines the construction industry鈥檚 perennial reputation for volatility. But it also confirms that the woeful first quarter 鈥� which saw output shrink by 0.8% 鈥� was a weather-related blip rather than the start of a sustained slowdown.鈥�

And Rebecca Larkin, senior economist at the Construction Products Association, warned: 鈥淣ew build activity was unchanged from Q1 and was 0.4% lower than 2017 Q4, as rises in public housing, infrastructure and industrial output were offset by falls in private housing and public sector work.鈥�

Last month the CPA said the collapse of Carillion and the freezing weather earlier this year will see output in 2018 shrink by 0.6%, a six year low.