The Pulse: Market confidence declines further as merchants face higher costs and slowing demand
Confidence in the prospects for the market declined this month to a new low for 2022 of a net -46% year on year. Merchants remain more positive in the prospects for their own business but continue to battle several challenges in a uniquely difficult trading period.
Supplier price rises and product availability are the greatest problems.
The Pulse, by MRA Research, is a monthly tracking survey of merchants’ confidence and prospects. Telephone interviewing took place between 1st and 5th July 2022 (3 working days).
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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