Market Reports & Surveys

18th April 2024

RIBA Future Trends Survey: Architects Anticipate Growing Workforces and Steady Workloads

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has published the findings of its latest Future Trends Survey, a monthly report of business and employment trends affecting […]
16th April 2024

BNP Paribas Real Estate Ireland Construction PMI®: Return to Growth in March and Longer-Term Positivity

Key points: Renewed increases in housing and commercial activity Rate of job creation at 13-month high Fastest rise in input costs since August 2023 The headline […]
12th April 2024

ONS Construction Output in Great Britain: Decrease of 1.0% in Three Months to February 2024

The main points: Monthly construction output is estimated to have decreased 1.9% in volume terms in February 2024; this follows a 1.1% increase in January 2024, […]
10th April 2024

Glenigan Construction Index: Residential Project Starts Nosedive

The value of residential project-starts dropped 27% compared to 2023, also falling back on the preceding three-month period, according to Glenigan’s latest data The overall value […]
5th April 2024

S&P Global UK Construction PMI®: Sector Returns to Growth in March

Key Findings: Fractional rise in overall construction output Strongest increase in new orders since May 2023 Input price inflation eases to a three-month low UK construction […]
5th April 2024

HCOB Eurozone Construction PMI: Activity Falls Further Amid Weak Demand

Key findings: Further marked drop in new orders drives stronger output fall Sharper falls in employment and input purchases Input costs rise at slowest rate since […]
5th April 2024

HCOB France Construction PMI: Plummeting Housing Sector Activity Drives Sharper Downturn in March

Key Findings: Decrease in home building one of the sharpest since records began Demand for construction projects falls at steeper pace Firms retain pessimistic view towards […]
5th April 2024

HCOB Italy Construction PMI: Activity Nearly Stalls as Demand Growth Remains Only Modest

Key Findings: Consistent with February, activity increases only fractionally Solid jobs growth maintained, despite only a marginal rise in new orders Input buying falls for the […]
5th April 2024

HCOB Germany Construction PMI®: March Sees Sharp and Slightly Accelerated Decline in Activity

Key findings: Total Activity Index ticks down from February’s 39.1 to 38.3 Downturn in new orders shows tentative signs of easing Renewed improvement in supplier delivery […]
3rd April 2024

PHMI: January Value Sales Increased +1.5% but Volumes Fell -3.7%

The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report show total value sales for January through specialist plumbing and heating merchants were up […]
3rd April 2024

BMBI Report: Tentative Start to 2024 as January Value Sales Slip -2.1% Year on Year

The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report shows builders’ merchants’ value sales were down -2.1% in January compared to the same month in 2023, with […]
28th March 2024

RIBA Future Trends Survey: Tentative Improvements in Architects’ Outlook Despite Chronic Planning Delays

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has published the findings of its latest Future Trends Survey, a monthly report of business and employment trends affecting the […]