The Pulse

The Pulse: Merchants are positive and confident about 2022

Lead times have lengthened, and the supply chain is stretched, but merchants are positive and their confidence in the market has strengthened.

Merchants’ sales expectations for the next six months (Dec-21 to May-22) are robust, as they expect high demand to continue as the UK avoids another national lockdown.

The Pulse, by MRA Research, is a monthly tracking survey of merchants’ confidence and prospects. Telephone interviewing took place between 1st and 8th December 2021.

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The Pulse is a monthly trends survey that tracks builders’ merchants’ confidence and prospects over time and is produced by MRA Research, the market research division of MRA Marketing. View all reports here.

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