7th August 2020

After Historic Falls in 2020, Forecast Predicts US & Canadian Construction Starts to Rise 9.6% and 28.6%, Respectively, in 2021

According to the latest quarterly forecast from ConstructConnect, construction starts in the US fell 30.7% year-on-year in Q2 2020, as the worst of the virus-related recession […]

6th August 2020

IHS Markit Eurozone Construction PMI: Construction Downturn Slows Further in July

Key Findings: Order books fall at softer rate Rate of job shedding eases Positive sentiment on balance for first time in five months The IHS Markit […]

6th August 2020

IHS Markit France Construction PMI: Fresh Decline in Construction Activity during July

Key Findings: Slight contraction in activity after growth in June New orders continue to fall Quickest rise in input costs for five months Following the first […]

6th August 2020

IHS Markit Italy Construction PMI: Construction Activity Rises for Third Month in a Row

Key Findings: Sustained rise in construction activity, albeit marginal New orders increase at fastest pace since October 2019 Business confidence highest since March 2011 PMI data […]

6th August 2020

IHS Markit Germany Construction PMI: Decline in Construction Activity Eases in July Amid Renewed Growth in Homebuilding

Key Findings: Total Activity Index at five-month high of 47.1 Rise in homebuilding cushions further declines in commercial and civil engineering activity Rate of job losses […]

30th July 2020

Dutch Construction Sector at Risk of Losing 40000 Fulltime Jobs over next Two Years

In its latest Euroconstruct blog post, entitled ‘The Dutch construction sector in times of crisis’, EIB (Economic Institute for Construction and Housing, Netherlands), says, “As a […]

4th June 2020

IHS Markit Eurozone Construction PMI®: PMI Signals Slower, but Still Steep Fall in Construction Activity

Key findings:

Order books fall sharply but at a slower rate than April's record
Employment shrinks further
Business expectations remains negative

The IHS Markit Eurozone Construction PMI® is compiled by IHS Markit from responses to questionnaires sent to purchasing managers in a panel of around 650 construction firms in the eurozone. The headline figure is the Total Activity Index, which tracks changes in the total volume of construction activity compared with one month previously.

The IHS Markit Eurozone Construction Total Activity Index ......

4th June 2020

IHS Markit Italy Construction PMI®: May Sees Renewed Expansion in Activity as COVID-19 Restrictions Ease

Key findings:

Output rises for the first time in three months, albeit slightly
New work and employment both contract at softer rates
Renewed optimism towards the 12-month business outlook

May survey data signalled a renewed upturn in Italian construction activity following a record drop in April. Panel members indicated that the easing of measures related to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak had led .....

4th June 2020

IHS Markit Germany Construction PMI®: COVID-19 Crisis Weighs on New Orders and Activity in May, but Downturn Starts to Ease

Key findings:

Activity, new orders and employment post further steep, albeit slower declines
Purchase price inflation eases to weakest in over five years
Activity expectations remain in negative territory

German constructors recorded a further fall in activity in May, according to latest PMI® data from IHS Markit, with the coronavirus pandemic reportedly weighing on inflows of new work and .....

4th June 2020

IHS Markit France Construction PMI®: Construction Activity Falls Further Despite Some Sites Reopening

Key findings:

Activity contracts sharply, albeit at softer pace than April
New business continues to tumble
Further marked reduction in employment

According to the latest PMI® data, French construction activity continued to fall markedly in May. The result came despite .....

14th May 2020

Post COVID19 Construction in Ireland

Project lead information provider, CIS Ireland, have published an ‘On-Site Recommencements Report’.

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 lockdown measures ......

11th May 2020

Construction in Ireland: COVID-19 Lockdown Leads to Unprecedented Fall in Construction Activity

The Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index® (PMI® ) – a seasonally adjusted index designed to track changes in total construction activity – collapsed to just 4.5 in April, well down on the reading of 28.9 in March and by far the lowest since the survey began in June 2000. Index readings above 50 signal an increase in activity on the previous month and readings below 50 signal a decrease. Respondents indicated that the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown introduced ......

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