Hewes & Associates’ latest regional construction forecast, Construction Regions, is now available. It provides new work output forecasts (public & private housing, infrastructure, public non-housing, industrial, commercial) and repair & maintenance output forecasts (housing, public non-housing, private non-housing, infrastructure) for all 11 regions of Great Britain, covering the years 2011 to 2013. Macro-economic forecasts for each region are also included, as well as tables of supporting data.

Some highlights of the report:

1. During 2012 new work output is forecast to fall in most regions. Yorkshire & Humberside has the worst outlook, with the value of new work output expected to decrease by 13% in 2012, and marginally in 2013;

2. London has the best outlook, with the value of new work output forecast to rise in 2011 and then fall modestly in 2012;

3. Despite planned cuts in public capital investment, public non-housing output remains elevated in most regions. A seemingly inevitable downwards adjustment in this sector underlies the falls in new work forecast for most regions.

Construction Regions is released twice a year, in May & November, and can be ordered via this web site. Sample copies are also available via this web site.