Materials manufacturers report booming sales as inflation reaches 25%

By Tom Lowe2022-06-06T09:15:00

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Survey finds nearly half of products firms seeing higher sales than last year

Material manufacturers are reporting booming sales despite rampant inflation and a faltering UK economy, according to a new survey of the sector.

Nearly half of materials firms said sales had jumped in the first three months of 2022 compared to the fourth quarter of last year, the Construction Products Association’s latest trade survey has found.

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