Housebuilding: New contracts to grow by 3.7 per cent

Repair and maintenance contracts to grow by 4.9 per cent

General Contracting: New contracts to grow by 13.9 per cent

Repair and maintenance contracts to grow by 5.2 per cent

Civil Engineering: New contracts to grow by 17.1 per cent

Repair and Maintenance contracts to grow by 9.2 per cent

All Construction: To grow by 8.6 per cent this year, compared to 11.3 per cent growth in 1997