The decline in the headline construction PMI in August provides further evidence that construction activity has failed to recover so far in Q3. With firms cautious about the outlook, commercial property construction activity is likely to remain subdued, which should prevent all-property rental values from falling further. Meanwhile, housebuilding activity continued to fall, consistent with our forecast for housing starts to fall by 1% per year over the next couple of years.
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