Market Reports & Surveys

5th April 2025

HCOB Italy Construction PMI: Activity Returns to Expansion Territory Amid Sharper Rise in New Orders in March

Key Findings: Fastest rise in activity since the end of 2023 Purchasing quantities increase amid stronger inflows of new work Strongest cost pressures in over two […]
5th April 2025

HCOB Germany Construction PMI®: Sector Ends Q1 Still Firmly in Contraction, but Business Expectations Improve

Key findings: Total Activity Index at three-month low of 40.3 in March Slower declines in new orders, employment and purchasing activity Expectations – though still pessimistic […]
3rd April 2025

Construction Sector Hit by Sharp Decline in Early 2025, According to Glenigan Index

Glenigan, Powered by Hubexo (Glenigan), has released the April 2025 edition of its Construction Index, offering a detailed and comprehensive analysis of construction activity during the […]
27th March 2025

PHMI: More Positive Start for P&H Merchants with January Y-o-Y Value Sales Up +0.7% and Volume Sales Up +6.4%

The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report show total value sales for January 2025 through specialist plumbing and heating merchants up […]
27th March 2025

BMBI: Builders Merchant’s Value Sales Down -2.3% in January Y-o-Y, with Prices -2.3% and Flat Volume Sales

The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, published in March, shows builders’ merchants’ value sales in January down -2.3% compared to the same month in […]
21st March 2025

Veidekke: Scandinavian Construction Market Approaching a Turning Point

According to Veidekke, one of Scandinavia’s largest contractors, following a challenging 2024, in which the market shrank by 11%, forecasts indicate a slowing of the decline to […]
19th March 2025

RIBA Future Trends Survey: Outlook a Little More Confident

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 […]
14th March 2025

ONS Construction Output in Great Britain: New Work Falls by 0.7% in January 2025

The main points: Monthly construction output is estimated to have fallen by 0.2% in volume terms in January 2025; this follows a decrease of 0.2% in […]
11th March 2025

AIB Ireland Construction PMI®: New Orders Return to Growth in February

Key points: Total activity falls despite slight improvement in new orders Housing and commercial activity increase Staffing levels down for first time in six months There […]
7th March 2025

Approvals Fall to Record Lows According to HBF Housing Pipeline Report

Last year saw planning approvals for homes hit a decade low, according to the Home Builders Federation. HBF’s latest Housing Pipeline Report, with data from Glenigan, […]
6th March 2025

S&P Global UK Construction PMI®: Fastest Downturn in Construction Output Since May 2020

Key Findings: Steep declines in housing and civil engineering activity during February New work and input buying fall at fastest pace for almost five years Input […]
6th March 2025

HCOB Eurozone Construction PMI: Sharpest Contraction in Sector for Three Months

Key findings: Decline in activity fastest in three months New orders continue to fall markedly Construction firms less pessimistic regarding year-ahead outlook The eurozone construction sector […]