Market Reports & Surveys

12th December 2025

ONS Construction Output in Great Britain: Falls by 0.6% in October 2025

The main points: Total construction output is estimated to have fallen by 0.3% in the three months to October 2025. Over the three-month period, repair and […]
11th December 2025

UK Tradespeople Expected to Increase Prices by 9.5% in 2026 as Demand Remains Strong

UK tradespeople are predicting price increases for customers and clients in 2026, with day rates expected to rise by an average of 9.5% . That’s according […]
9th December 2025

AIB Ireland Construction PMI®: Activity Falls Again but Firms Optimistic for Year Ahead

Key points: Fall in construction activity amid reduction in new orders Confidence in future supports rises in employment and purchasing Sharpest increase in input costs since […]
6th December 2025

PHMI: P&H Merchants’ Q3 Value Sales Up +2.8% Y-o-Y

The latest Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report, published in December, shows Q3 2025 total value sales through specialist Plumbing & Heating merchants were up […]
5th December 2025

BMBI: Merchant Q3 Value Sales Down -0.1% but September is Up +4.6% Y-o-Y

The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report reveals builders’ merchants’ value sales for Q3 2025 were down -0.1% compared to Q3 2024. Volume sales were […]
4th December 2025

S&P Global UK Construction PMI®: Steepest Downturn in Output for Five-and-a-Half Years

Key Findings: All three construction sub-sectors saw the greatest fall in activity since May 2020 Steep reductions in new orders and employment Business optimism weakest since […]
4th December 2025

HCOB Eurozone Construction PMI: Downturn in Activity Eases in November

Key findings: Residential construction and civil engineering activity fall at slower rates Softest reduction in new orders for seven months Business pessimism deepens The penultimate month […]
4th December 2025

HCOB France Construction PMI: Housing-Led Downturn Continues in French Sector

Key Findings: Broad-based downturn in construction activity, led by residential sector Employment falls at joint-sharpest rate since May 2020 Constructors’ expectations remain pessimistic The French construction […]
4th December 2025

HCOB Italy Construction PMI: First Fall in New Orders in Three Months in November

Key Findings: Housing sector performs worst of the three monitored categories Total activity falls at fastest rate since August Outlook dims while employment growth near-stalls There […]
4th December 2025

HCOB Germany Construction PMI®: Rising Civil Engineering Activity Offset by Weakness in Other Parts of the Sector

Key findings: Headline PMI registers 45.2 in November, up from 42.8 in October Civil engineering activity increases for the fourth time in six months Employment rises […]
4th December 2025

UK Construction Starts to Make a Slow Recovery, According to Glenigan Index

Glenigan | Powered by Hubexo, one of the construction industry’s leading insight experts, has released the December 2025 edition of its Construction Index. The Index reviews […]
28th November 2025

RIBA Future Trends Survey: Negative Outlook Continues

The RIBA has published its Future Trends Survey results for October 2025. The October RIBA Future Workload Index stands at -9, falling further into negative territory […]