. The construction industry in Yorkshire & The Humberwas the hardest hit in the first year of the recession,with a real decline in output of just under 11% in2008. With a decline in excess of 18% between 2007and 2010, Cebr predict a real decline in the industry'sGVA contribution to the region of 11%.. The volume of new housing fell by 27% in 2008 andby 45% in 2009. The 13% increase in new housingconstruction recorded in 2010 was driven by a 52%increase in public housing. Private housing increasedby less than 5% in 2010. . The volume of new infrastructure fell by 10% in 2008,before increasing by 82% in 2009 and again in 2010by 6%.. Employment in construction has fallen steadily byabout 6% in each year of the 2008-10 period. The first half-year's data so far reports a 3% increasein 2011.. There are an estimated 105,322 FTE jobs inconstruction in Yorkshire & The Humber in 2011,which is 15% lower than the average estimatednumber through 2007.Economic contribution to YORKSHIRE & THE HUMBER© Centre for Economics 16and Business Research Ltd, 2011Source: ONS, Nomis, Cebr modelling Real GVA and FTE jobs in Yorkshire & The Humber - 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 - 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 GVA constant prices (£m, LHS) Full-Time Equivalents (FTE) ('000s, RHS)

Economic contribution to YORKSHIRE & THE HUMBER© Centre for Economics and Business Research Ltd, 201117. The sector accounted for 7.0% of the region'sworkplace GVA in 2008, significantly greater thanthe UK's 6.4%.. The total contribution to regional GVA stood at£15,729m in 2010. The corresponding regionalmultiplier is 91.8% of the UK-wide multiplier,meaning that about 8.2% of the impact of theconstruction sector in Yorkshire & The Humber isfelt elsewhere in the UK. . The construction sector accounted for 7.0% ofworkforce jobs in 2011, down from a high of 7.7%in 2007.. A total 278,966 FTE jobs were supported byconstruction activity throughout Yorkshire & TheHumber in 2011, compared to the 328,520supported in 2007.. The construction sector comprised 20,135enterprises in 2011, 20,115 of which were SMEs. Their activities supported a further 23,168SMEs throughout the region - a total of 43,283SMEs being supported through construction supply chains.Source: ONS, Nomis, Cebr modelling Direct GVA and employment contributions and total direct, indirect and induced impacts on the Yorkshire & Humber regional economy Year 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 GVA (£m, constant 2010 prices) 6,462 6,103 5,375 5,761 Total GVA impact (£m, current prices) 17,409 17,109 15,042 15,729 Direct employment (FTE jobs) 124,030 116,346 108,913 102,383 105,322 Total employment impact (FTE jobs) 328,520 308,166 288,478 271,184 278,966