But number of jobs getting out of ground still 19% down year-on-year

Construction starts in the three months to May increased 9% compared to the three months to April, according to Glenigan.

The construction market data firm鈥檚 latest index shows an increase in activity in May, although starts remain 19% lower than for the same period last year.

The underlying project value of starts increased by 1.1% quarter-on-quarter from 拢5.04bn to 拢5.1.bn.

A spokesperson for Glenigan said the data 鈥減aints a more optimistic picture鈥 for construction overall compared to the 鈥済loomy outlook鈥 in recent months.

He added: 鈥淎fter almost a year of steady decline, the value of underlying project-starts increased by almost a tenth during the three months to May.

鈥淔urthermore, the past 12 months has seen a strong development pipeline of contract awards and planning approvals built-up, indicating green shoots of recovery are starting to emerge.

鈥淗owever, this modest uptick should be approached with cautious optimism. External influences, particularly the fallout from the Russia-Ukraine War and Brexit continue to send shockwaves through UK business and industry, with supply chains tightly squeezed throughout the first half of 2022.

The underlying project value of residential starts rose 13% in May

Glenigan said the value of housing starts in the three months to May was 拢2.58bn, up from 拢2.26bn in the overlapping period in the three months to April.

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However, the value of housing starts is 26% down on the 拢3.4bn for the same quarter last year and shows development activity in 2022 so far at a significantly lower level.

Private housing starts increased 45% in the three months to May compared to the three months to April but are still down 23% year-on year. Social housing starts fell 23% against the last quarter and are 32% down on the same period in 2021. 

2006 = 100Glenigan IndexResidentialNon-ResidentialCivil Engineering

Month

Index

% change y-o-y

Index

% change y-o-y

Index

% change y-o-y

Index

% change y-o-y

May-21

192.7

73%

286

86%

128

71%

187

34%

Jun-21

179.1

74%

246

87%

129

72%

190

40%

Jul-21

175.8

57%

239

62%

133

58%

168

38%

Aug-21

177.9

36%

252

40%

137

38%

126

12%

Sep-21

173.2

23%

242

19%

135

35%

129

-2%

Oct-21

168.1

5%

233

2%

132

20%

123

-26%

Nov-21

155.5

-6%

206

-17%

122

14%

143

-16%

Dec-21

132.6

-5%

182

-13%

101

10%

115

-13%

Jan-22

148.1

-7%

187

-25%

124

26%

133

-8%

Feb-22

146.3

-13%

178

-31%

130

23%

118

-28%

Mar-22

177.3

-16%

213

-36%

156

19%

161

-14%

Apr-22

155.0

-20%

190

-36%

131

7%

150

-18%

May-22

156.8

-19%

214

-25%

120

-6%

140

-25%