PMI

There's just not enough of this sort of thing going onThe seasonally adjusted S&P Global UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) – a headline index…

Look! The graph is pointing upwards, which is good, but it is still below the growth line. January data indicated a much slower decline in…

Some apparently rare UK construction activity last month, for a retirement block in MaidstoneWith sharp falls in housing, commercial and civil engineering activity,  the seasonally…

Not looking good out thereData from the latest monthly survey of construction purchasing managers indicates a sharp and accelerated reduction in output levels across the…

The latest monthly survey of construction industry purchasing managers indicates yet another month of decline – the 10th in a row – with the steepest…

While latest estimates from the government’s Office for National Statistics show Britain’s construction output growing, the people at S&P Global Market Intelligence who conduct these…

It's not looking good out thereThe headline S&P Global UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index registered 45.5 in August 2025.This was better than the 44.3 reading…

The graph is pointing in the wrong direction. See below for the bigger picture.According to the latest S&P Global Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), total construction…

There was a small rise in house-building but this was offset by commercial and civil engineering sectors stuck in reverseTotal UK construction activity fell for…

Timber and other materials were widely reported as going up in price in MayThe latest monthly survey of construction purchasing managers show that activity remained…