The slight rise in the headline CIPS construction PMI in December 2025 to 40.1, from 39.4 in November, left the index firmly in contractionary territory. The rise was driven entirely by an improvement in the civil engineering balance, with both the housing and commercial balances reaching new post-pandemic lows.
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