Market Reports & Surveys

16th April 2026

ONS Construction Output in Great Britain: Growth of 1% in February but Fifth Consecutive Fall for 3-Monthly Series

The main points: Total construction output is estimated to have fallen by 2.0% in the three months to February 2026; this is the fifth consecutive fall […]
14th April 2026

AIB Ireland Construction PMI®: Activity Rises at Fastest Pace in a Year During March

Key points: Sharper increase in output amid solid new order growth Faster expansions in employment and purchasing Input cost inflation at 39-month high The latest AIB […]
10th April 2026

Two Industry Milestones in the Battle to Reduce Carbon Signal Big Changes and a Massive Opportunity for Sales and Sustainability say BMBI Experts

The fight to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and embodied carbon in construction has been advanced considerably in recent months by two industry milestones. The first was […]
8th April 2026

Period of Positive Growth Followed by Slowed Momentum, Say FMB

According to the latest H2 2025 State of Trade Survey from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), SME builders saw another period of positive growth in […]
8th April 2026

S&P Global UK Construction PMI®: Sector Downturn Continues, Led by Sharp Drop in Housing Activity

Key Findings: New orders decline at fastest pace since November 2025 Rapid acceleration in input cost inflation Business optimism moderates since February March data indicated a […]
8th April 2026

HCOB Eurozone Construction PMI®: Surge in Cost Pressures Triggers Sharper Deterioration in Activity

Key findings: Substantial acceleration pushes cost inflation to 40-month high Sharpest fall in new orders since last October Business confidence turns negative The end of the […]
8th April 2026

HCOB France Construction PMI: Activity Falls at Sharpest Rate in a Year-and-a-Half

Key Findings: Total Activity Index sinks to 18-month low of 38.4 Input cost inflation jumps to its highest rate in almost three years Business confidence weakens […]
8th April 2026

HCOB Italy Construction PMI: Activity Falls with Cost Inflation Highest Since October 2022

Key Findings: Residential building leads widespread downturn across monitored sub-sectors Buying activity lowered as cost inflation rises Pessimism signalled regarding 12-month outlook The Italian construction sector […]
8th April 2026

HCOB Germany Construction PMI®: Sector Input Cost Inflation Posts Record Rise in March

Key findings: Sharp intensification of cost pressures amid outbreak of war in the Middle East Total industry activity falls at slowest rate in yearto-date Business expectations […]
7th April 2026

UK Construction Activity Collapses, According to Glenigan Index

Glenigan has released the April 2026 edition of its Construction Index. The Index focuses on the three months to the end of March 2026, covering all […]
3rd April 2026

BMBI: New Year Off to Weak Start as January’s Builders’ Merchant Like-for-Like Value Sales Down -2.6% Y-o-Y

The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, published in March, shows January’s builders’ merchant like-for-like total value sales (adjusted to remove the effect of trading […]
3rd April 2026

PHMI: January Like-for-Like Value Sales up +3.0% Y-o-Y but Price Drives the Increase

The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report show total like-for-like value sales (adjusted to remove the impact of trading days) for […]