Market Reports & Surveys

7th May 2026

S&P Global Germany Construction PMI®: Activity Falls at Quickest Rate in Over a Year as Cost Pressures Continue to Build

Key findings: Total Activity Index sinks to 13-month low of 42.1 in April Input cost inflation rises sharply again to highest since May 2022 Constructors turn […]
5th May 2026

Construction Activity to Contract 2.5% in 2026, According to CPA Spring Forecasts

CPA’s Spring Forecasts for UK construction output have been published today. Conflict in the Middle East and its potential impacts on the UK economy and construction […]
30th April 2026

BMBI: February Builders’ Merchant Like-for-Like Sales Volumes Drop -10.6% Y-o-Y

The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, published in April, shows February’s total like-for-like value sales (adjusted to remove the effect of trading days) were […]
30th April 2026

PHMI: P&H Merchants’ February Like-for-Like Value Sales Were Down -0.4% as Volumes Fell -4.1% and Prices Increased +3.9%

The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report show like-for-like value sales (adjusted to remove the impact of trading days) for February […]
21st April 2026

UK Construction Loses Sight of Recovery in the Fog of War, According to Glenigan Review

Glenigan | A Hubexo Company (Glenigan), one of the construction industry’s leading insight and intelligence experts, has released the April 2026 edition of its Construction Review. […]
20th April 2026

RIBA Future Trends Survey: Outlook Mixed

The RIBA has published its Future Trends Survey results for March 2026. The findings of the March RIBA Future Trends give the first assessment of how […]
17th April 2026

Four Out of Five Roofing Merchants Affected by Supply Issues

A survey undertaken in March by MRA Reports showed that just under four in five specialist roofing merchants are experiencing problems with product availability and long […]
16th April 2026

ONS Construction Output in Great Britain: Growth of 1% in February but Fifth Consecutive Fall for 3-Monthly Series

The main points: Total construction output is estimated to have fallen by 2.0% in the three months to February 2026; this is the fifth consecutive fall […]
14th April 2026

AIB Ireland Construction PMI®: Activity Rises at Fastest Pace in a Year During March

Key points: Sharper increase in output amid solid new order growth Faster expansions in employment and purchasing Input cost inflation at 39-month high The latest AIB […]
10th April 2026

Two Industry Milestones in the Battle to Reduce Carbon Signal Big Changes and a Massive Opportunity for Sales and Sustainability say BMBI Experts

The fight to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and embodied carbon in construction has been advanced considerably in recent months by two industry milestones. The first was […]
8th April 2026

Period of Positive Growth Followed by Slowed Momentum, Say FMB

According to the latest H2 2025 State of Trade Survey from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), SME builders saw another period of positive growth in […]
8th April 2026

S&P Global UK Construction PMI®: Sector Downturn Continues, Led by Sharp Drop in Housing Activity

Key Findings: New orders decline at fastest pace since November 2025 Rapid acceleration in input cost inflation Business optimism moderates since February March data indicated a […]