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
Celebrating The Pulse’s 50th report – and looking for new sponsors!
This summer saw The Pulse’s 50th monthly trend survey of builders’ merchants’ sales expectations and confidence. Sadly, it was the last in... Learn More
Modest value sales growth in May but volumes continue to fall
The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report show total value sales for May 2023 through specialist plumbing... 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
Inflation drives +2.6% April’s value sales growth in Plumbing & Heating
The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report show total value sales for April 2023 through specialist plumbing... 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
The Pulse: Builders’ merchants’ sales expectations have waned in the last 4 months but are still positive.
Confidence in the market is weakening along with weakening sales expectations but both are still positive. Confidence in their own business however... Learn More