Market Reports & Surveys

10th June 2024

BNP Paribas Real Estate Ireland Construction PMI®: Outlook Remains Positive Fuelled by Housing & Commercial Projects

Key points: Further increases in new orders and employment Total activity broadly stable, but housing and commercial activity rise Suppliers’ lead times shorten to largest extent […]
7th June 2024

PHMI: Disappointing Start to 2024 as Q1 Value Sales Drop -3.6% Year-on-Year and Volumes Fall -6.4%

The latest Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report, published in May, shows Q1 2024 total value sales through specialist Plumbing & Heating merchants were down […]
7th June 2024

BMBI Report: Builders’ Merchant Q1 Value Sales Fell -7.2% Year-on-Year As Volumes Slide -8.7%

The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report reveals builders’ merchants’ value sales in Q1 2024 were -7.2% down compared to Q1 2023, with volume sales […]
6th June 2024

S&P Global UK Construction PMI®: Activity Rises at Fastest Pace in Two Years During May

Key Findings: Sharper growth of activity amid further rise in new orders Renewed increases in employment and purchasing Input costs up only marginally Growth in the […]
6th June 2024

HCOB Eurozone Construction PMI: Downturn in Activity Leads to Sharpest Drop in Employment in Four Years

Key findings: Construction activity falls across all countries and sectors Employment levels cut solidly Suppliers’ delivery times improve at marked pace Eurozone construction activity remained in […]
6th June 2024

HCOB France Construction PMI: Activity Continues to Fall Sharply in May

Key Findings: Decline in construction activity cools, but remains sharp Housing construction falls substantially, but civil engineering activity rises Business confidence at near two-year high France’s […]
6th June 2024

HCOB Italy Construction PMI: Downturn Persists as Output and New Orders Fall Again in May

Key Findings: Activity and sales fall again, but to lesser degrees Staffing levels cut for the first time in over a year-and-a-half Future activity expectations at […]
6th June 2024

HCOB Germany Construction PMI®: Sector Remains Mired in Contraction Territory Midway Through Second Quarter

Key findings: Activity continues to fall sharply amid a lack of new work Further cutbacks to employment and purchasing activity Input costs fall for second month […]
4th June 2024

Glenigan Construction Index: Construction Performance Stabilises Following Protracted Period of Decline

Rate of decline continues to soften, with the value of underlying work starting on site falling 13% in the three months to May, finishing 16% lower […]
27th May 2024

Housebuilding Continues to Lead Drop in Demand for Construction Services

Two of the findings from the latest NACF Market Intelligence Reports covering Q1 2024 are that housebuilding continues to lead the drop in demand for construction […]
24th May 2024

RIBA Future Trends Survey: Architects Expect Growing Workloads as Confidence Returns

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 May 2024

Glenigan Construction Review: UK Construction Dives Amid Housebuilding Slump

New data from industry tracker Glenigan shows a slump in the building of new homes across the UK, with starts on site down 18% on 2023 […]