Market Reports & Surveys

13th May 2024

BNP Paribas Real Estate Ireland Construction PMI®: Rebound Continues with Increased Activity Across the Board

Key points: Fastest rise in construction activity for just over two years Employment rises solidly again Pace of input cost inflation remains marked The headline seasonally […]
10th May 2024

ONS Construction Output in Great Britain: Q1 2024 – Output Decreases But New Orders Increase

The main points: Monthly construction output is estimated to have decreased 0.4% in volume terms in March 2024; this came from decreases in both new work […]
9th May 2024

Glenigan Construction Index: UK Construction Performance Rallies

Glenigan’s May Index finds increasing pockets of growth amidst overall slowdown. Rate of decline softens, with the value of underlying work starting on-site during the three […]
7th May 2024

S&P Global UK Construction PMI®: Fastest Expansion of Output Since February 2023

Key Findings: Growth led by commercial work and civil engineering House building declines again in April Supply conditions continue to improve Business activity growth gained momentum […]
7th May 2024

HCOB Eurozone Construction PMI: Activity Down Sharply Again Amid Lower New Orders

Key findings: Construction activity falls in Germany, France and Italy Firms scale back employment and purchasing Pessimistic outlook centred on Germany The latest HCOB PMI® survey […]
7th May 2024

HCOB France Construction PMI: Activity Continues to Shrink Rapidly with Housing and Commercial Building Plummeting

Key Findings: Steep downturn in residential activity weighs heavily on construction Work on commercial projects falls at sharpest rate for three months Businesses anticipate growth in […]
7th May 2024

HCOB Italy Construction PMI: Activity Declines After Six Months of Growth

Key Findings: Activity and new orders see renewed decreases in April Slowest jobs growth in just over a year, while cost pressures intensify Outlook for future […]
7th May 2024

HCOB Germany Construction PMI®: Downturn in Sector Extends into April But Survey’s Forward-Looking Indices Edge Higher

Key findings: Total Activity Index slips to three-month low of 37.5 Input costs tick down amid subdued demand for materials Constructors less pessimistic about the year-ahead […]
2nd May 2024

UK Financial Struggles Projected by Almost Half of Construction Firms, Warns FMB

Forty-four percent of Master Builder companies have reported in the first three months of 2024 that their business is on track to make a loss or […]
1st May 2024

PHMI: February Value Sales Increase +2.1% But Volumes Are Flat

The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report show total value sales for February through specialist plumbing and heating merchants were up […]
1st May 2024

BMBI Report: Value Sales in the First Two Months -3.4% Down on Jan-Feb 2023

The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, published in April, shows builders’ merchants’ value sales were down -4.7% in February compared to the same month […]
29th April 2024

Construction Output to Recover But Only Slowly, According to Construction Products Association’s Spring 2024 Forecast

The Construction Products Association’s Spring forecasts anticipate a construction recession this year followed by a slow recovery in 2025-26. After a weak start to the year […]