Britain’s construction industry shrank sharply last month, with civil engineering declining at the fastest rate since 2020 due to weak orders and a lack of new infrastructure work, according to a survey published on Friday that showed optimism plunged.

Britain’s construction industry shrank sharply last month, with civil engineering declining at the fastest rate since 2020 due to weak orders and a lack of new infrastructure work, according to a survey published on Friday that showed optimism plunged.