Construction output fell 35.0% in Quarter 2.— Office for National Statistics (ONS) (@ONS) August 12, 2020
In addition, construction new orders fell by a record 51.1% in Quarter 2 to £6.2bn; their lowest level since records began in Quarter 1 1964 https://t.co/5dWHmIZDsc pic.twitter.com/kJKaelxyrZ
This chart from @ONS puts today's GDP figures in some perspective. You can barely see the great recession of 2008-09 on this scale. pic.twitter.com/BhHTcLAEGu— Paul Johnson (@PJTheEconomist) August 12, 2020
