U.K. Construction Slumped in March as Snow Stalled Projects

  • Beast from the East sees building output drop 2.3% on month
  • Manufacturing falls, but bad weather not to blame for decline
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U.K. construction output plunged in March after heavy snow brought swathes of the country to a standstill.

Work volumes in the building industry declined 2.3 percent from February, rounding off the weakest quarter in almost six years, the Office for National Statistics said Thursday.