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The construction market in Wales weakened during the first quarter of 2026 with workloads declining across most subsectors and the outlook softening, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Construction Monitor.
A net balance of -17% of survey respondents in Wales reported a fall in overall construction activity in Q1, which is the lowest this balance has been in two years, and the third consecutive quarter this balance has been in negative territory.
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