The headline CIPS construction PMI rose to a two-year high of 54.7 in May. Both the commercial and housing balances improved, with the latter rising above 50 for the first time since October 2022. Growing confidence that the pricing correction is now over is spurring development and as interest rates fall back over the second half of the year that will give construction activity a further boost.
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