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International Market Reports & Surveys
S&P Global Eurozone Construction PMI®: Steeper Fall in Activity as Inflationary Pressures Bite
Key findings: Activity contracts at fastest pace since August 2024 Sharpest reduction in new orders for 17 months Employment falls again as pessimism worsens Construction firms in the eurozone saw the pace of decline in total activity accelerate in April amid surging inflationary pressure and weak demand. The decline in April was the most marked since…
May 7, 20260Comments
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International Market Reports & Surveys
S&P Global France Construction PMI: New Construction Orders Fall at Sharpest Rate Since May 2020
Key Findings: Input price inflation its sharpest in almost threeand-a-half years Steepest drop in volume of new construction projects since May 2020 Activity expectations turn more pessimistic France's construction sector remained under intense pressure at the start of the second quarter, recording another rapid drop in activity levels and the steepest decline in new orders…
May 7, 20260Comments
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International Market Reports & Surveys
S&P Global Italy Construction PMI: Activity Contracts at Strongest Rate in Over Three-and-a-Half Years
Key Findings: All three sub-sectors signal steeper declines in activity Fastest falls in new orders and purchasing since August 2024 Cost inflation hits four-year high, despite weaker demand for inputs Uncertainty caused by the war in the Middle East continued to weigh on the Italian construction sector in April. The downturn in activity was again widespread…
May 7, 20260Comments
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International Market Reports & Surveys
S&P Global Germany Construction PMI®: Activity Falls at Quickest Rate in Over a Year as Cost Pressures Continue to Build
Key findings: Total Activity Index sinks to 13-month low of 42.1 in April Input cost inflation rises sharply again to highest since May 2022 Constructors turn increasingly pessimistic about the outlook The latest S&P Global PMI® survey data showed a growing impact of the Middle East war on the German construction sector, with total industry activity…
May 7, 20260Comments
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Market Reports & Surveys
BMBI: February Builders’ Merchant Like-for-Like Sales Volumes Drop -10.6% Y-o-Y
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, published in April, shows February’s total like-for-like value sales (adjusted to remove the effect of trading days) were -4.3% lower than the same month in 2025. Like-for-like volume sales were down -10.6% while prices increased +7.0%. With no difference in trading days, total unadjusted value sales were…
April 30, 20260Comments
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Market Reports & Surveys
PHMI: P&H Merchants’ February Like-for-Like Value Sales Were Down -0.4% as Volumes Fell -4.1% and Prices Increased +3.9%
The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report show like-for-like value sales (adjusted to remove the impact of trading days) for February 2026 through specialist plumbing and heating merchants were -0.4% lower than the same month in 2025. Like-for-like volume sales were down -4.1%, but prices increased +3.9%. There was no…
April 30, 20260Comments
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Exhibitions International
Sydney Build, Australia’s Biggest Festival of Construction, Opens Doors on 29th April
Australia’s biggest Festival of Construction opens its doors at ICC Sydney from 9am on April 29th and 30th. This year’s event will be the largest in the show’s history, with record numbers of attendees, speakers and exhibitors confirmed. More than 28,000 professionals from leading contractors, architects, developers, housebuilders, civil engineers, government and construction professionals are…
April 23, 20260Comments
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