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source: Office for National Statistics (ONS)
url: https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/constructionindustry/bulletins/constructionoutputingreatbritain/february2026
document_type: bulletin
date_retrieved: 2026-04-16
period: February 2026
reference_period: February 2026
parent_publication: Construction output in Great Britain
indicators_covered: ["Construction Output (volume, YoY)"]
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# Construction output in Great Britain: February 2026

**Release date:** 16 April 2026  
**Next release:** 14 May 2026  
**Source:** Office for National Statistics  
**Country:** United Kingdom (GB)

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## Key Indicator

**Construction Output — Year-on-Year Change (February 2026): -1.0%**

- **Previous month (January 2026, YoY):** -1.9%
- **Latest month-on-month change (February vs January 2026):** +1.0%

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## Context

Monthly construction output for Great Britain at current prices and chained volume measures, seasonally adjusted. The headline year-on-year (YoY) percentage change is based on chained volume measures (removing price effects) for all work.

The data shown above matches the event payload:
- **Actual:** -1.0% (reported as -1 in payload)
- **Previous:** -1.9% (January 2026)

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## Data Provenance

- **Raw Excel:** `research_output/raw/399886.xlsx` (downloaded from ONS)
- **Source URL:** `https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/businessindustryandtrade/constructionindustry/datasets/outputintheconstructionindustry/current/bulletindataset2.xlsx`
- **Worksheet:** Table 5a.b (Latest month on a year earlier) and Table 3b (percentage change YoY)
- **Data extraction:** Direct from ONS accredited official statistics release, 16 April 2026

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## Notes

- ONS uses accredited official statistics independently reviewed by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR).
- A data error in the public housing new work sector from January 2022 was noted but does not impact GDP growth to one decimal place; corrections applied from January 2024 onwards.
- Seasonal adjustment applied at sector level using X-13-ARIMA-SEATS.
- Response rate for February 2026: 85.6% (survey turnover).