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