The Pulse: Merchants’ sales expectations are strong but their confidence in the market is weakening.
Builders’ merchants’ sales expectations are robust for the short and medium-term despite some easing.
But a relentless stream of price rises is squeezing Merchant margins. Product availability is still a problem.
Merchants’ confidence in the market is weakening but their confidence in their own business stays strong.
The Pulse, by MRA Research, is a monthly tracking survey of merchants’ confidence and prospects. Telephone interviewing took place from the 2nd to the 4th May 2023 (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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