Market Reports & Surveys

8th April 2026

HCOB Eurozone Construction PMI®: Surge in Cost Pressures Triggers Sharper Deterioration in Activity

Key findings: Substantial acceleration pushes cost inflation to 40-month high Sharpest fall in new orders since last October Business confidence turns negative The end of the […]
8th April 2026

HCOB France Construction PMI: Activity Falls at Sharpest Rate in a Year-and-a-Half

Key Findings: Total Activity Index sinks to 18-month low of 38.4 Input cost inflation jumps to its highest rate in almost three years Business confidence weakens […]
8th April 2026

HCOB Italy Construction PMI: Activity Falls with Cost Inflation Highest Since October 2022

Key Findings: Residential building leads widespread downturn across monitored sub-sectors Buying activity lowered as cost inflation rises Pessimism signalled regarding 12-month outlook The Italian construction sector […]
8th April 2026

HCOB Germany Construction PMI®: Sector Input Cost Inflation Posts Record Rise in March

Key findings: Sharp intensification of cost pressures amid outbreak of war in the Middle East Total industry activity falls at slowest rate in yearto-date Business expectations […]
7th April 2026

UK Construction Activity Collapses, According to Glenigan Index

Glenigan has released the April 2026 edition of its Construction Index. The Index focuses on the three months to the end of March 2026, covering all […]
3rd April 2026

BMBI: New Year Off to Weak Start as January’s Builders’ Merchant Like-for-Like Value Sales Down -2.6% Y-o-Y

The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, published in March, shows January’s builders’ merchant like-for-like total value sales (adjusted to remove the effect of trading […]
3rd April 2026

PHMI: January Like-for-Like Value Sales up +3.0% Y-o-Y but Price Drives the Increase

The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report show total like-for-like value sales (adjusted to remove the impact of trading days) for […]
27th March 2026

NBS Releases New Guide on Embodied Carbon Calculations for BIM Objects

NBS (part of Hubexo), a leading specification and product information platform for the construction industry, has partnered with Circular Ecology, environmental sustainability specialists and authors of […]
23rd March 2026

RIBA Future Trends Survey: Outlook Remains Cautious

The RIBA has published its Future Trends Survey results for February 2026. As 2026 begins, the profession’s outlook for future work is showing signs of ongoing […]
17th March 2026

UK Construction Performance Dives Further, According to Glenigan Review

Glenigan | A Hubexo Company (Glenigan), one of the construction industry’s leading insight and intelligence experts, has released the March 2026 edition of its Construction Review. […]
13th March 2026

ONS Construction Output in Great Britain: Fourth Consecutive Fall in Three-Monthly Series

The main points: Total construction output is estimated to have fallen by 2.0% in the three months to January 2026; this is the fourth consecutive fall […]
12th March 2026

RIBA Future Trends Survey: 2026 Begins with a Cautious Return to Optimism

The RIBA has published its Future Trends Survey results for January 2026. As 2026 begins, the profession’s outlook for future work is showing signs of ongoing […]