Activity in the Scottish construction sector continued to fall at the start of this year, as a challenging economic environment continued to impact the industry.
The latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Construction Monitor also revealed that surveyors’ now expect growth in the 12 months ahead for the first time in almost a year.
A net balance of -6% of Scottish respondents said that workloads fell; the second consecutive quarter that this indicator was in negative territory.