The UK construction sector – in five charts

Study shows a fall in infrastructure projects across the northern powerhouse area but the region is leading the way in housebuilding

Government pledges to spend more on infrastructure projects in the north of England have been coming thick and fast since the UK chancellor unveiled plans for his "northern powerhouse". But George Osborne has a lot of lost ground to make up, according to a new analysis of construction data revealing a fall in infrastructure activity across the northern powerhouse region.

Infrastructure activity fell in London and across the combined regions where Osborne wants to create a network of northern cities to "take on the world", according to an analysis of the latest construction data by Scape Group, a public sector-owned building consultants.

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