2020 / 2021 Edition
Industry forecasts
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Softer expansion seen house building, commercial work, civil engineering, and new order growth
July PMI data marks the first real slowdown in construction recovery since lockdown at start of 2021
Industry delivers highest quarterly volumes of heavy-side mineral products in more than 12 years
Recovery in UK construction output gains further momentum as prices see PMI survey-record rise in June
New orders increase at fastest rate since construction PMI survey began in April 1997
Construction demand for mineral products resilient during Q1 2021 but challenges lie ahead
Recovery now evenly balanced across the house building, commercial and civil engineering categories
Thirty percent increase in first-quarter UK sales suggest significant momentum in the market
Pick-up in construction product manufacturing being led by housing, infrastructure and R&M sectors
BDS Marketing Research annual register of UK highways maintenance contracts now available
Last month saw UK construction output expand at sharpest pace since September 2014
Activity in construction sector bounced back last month amid boost from commercial work
Survey reveals renewed downturn in commercial activity as house building recovery loses momentum
But demand picked up in Q4 and MPA cautiously optimistic of further growth in 2021 and 2022
Construction Products Association says industry bouncing back despite W-shaped recession and recovery