May-July Builders Merchant value sales +8.5% up on previous 3 months
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report shows builders’ merchants’ value sales were down -0.4% in July compared to the same... Learn More
September Construction Update from the Department for Business & Trade
The Office for National Statistics published estimates of construction output for July 2023 this morning. • Monthly construction output is estimated to... Learn More
Q2 value sales up +7.6% on Q1, with volume up +11.3% and prices down -3.3%
Quarter-on-quarter, total value sales from Britain’s Builders’ Merchants climbed +7.6% in Q2 2023 compared to January to March 2023. Growth came from... Learn More
August Construction Update from the Department for Business & Trade
The Office for National Statistics published estimates of construction output for June 2023 this morning. • Monthly construction output is estimated to... Learn More
What’s beyond the numbers? Understanding the significance of value vs volume sales
Mike Rigby, CEO of MRA Research, asks Emile van der Ryst of GfK to make sense of the apparent anomalies between volume... Learn More
Merchant value sales fall again in May
The latest figures from the Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) reveal that total merchant value sales climbed +12.4% in May compared to... Learn More
July Construction Update from the Department for Business & Trade
The Office for National Statistics published estimates of construction output for May 2023 this morning. • Monthly construction output is estimated to... Learn More
Merchant value sales fall -9.0% in April as volumes drop -20.2%
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report shows builders’ merchants’ value sales down by -9.0% in April compared to the same... Learn More
June Construction Update from the Department for Business & Trade
The Office for National Statistics published estimates of construction output for April 2023 this morning. • Monthly construction output is estimated to... Learn More
Q1 2023 sales drop -2.3% as volumes tumble -16.4%
Total value sales data from Britain’s Builders’ Merchants shows Q1 2023 recorded a -2.3% drop in year-on-year growth, with volume sales falling... Learn More