All pmi data articles
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NewsConstruction returns to growth but housing stays stuck in doldrums
Bellwether index says comemrcial and infrastructure drove activity last month
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NewsJobs at risk as construction activity falls by fastest rate since early months of the pandemic
New orders fall by sharpest rate in two and a half years as industry’s defiance of downturn in the wider economy peters out
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NewsConstruction activity grows at fastest rate since spring despite plunging confidence
Warnings that next PMI survey will start to see impact of former prime minister’s mini-budget debacle
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NewsConstruction activity dips for second successive month as cost pressures see demand stagnate
But inflation shows signs of waning as supply chain pressure eases
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NewsHousebuilding contracts as industry growth continues to be blunted by inflation woes
Consumer worries and rising prices blamed for housing’s problems
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NewsCoronavirus worries dampen construction’s strongest month in over a year
Activity grew in February for the first time since April 2019, according to IHS Markit/CIPS
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NewsRate of construction output decline slows but key work index stays in red
Political uncertainty continues to dog sector, says IHS/Markit survey
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NewsCommercial output hit by Brexit fears
Clients holding back on awarding work, due to uncertainty around the UK’s exit from the EU
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Comment
The disaster area
The latest CIPS/Markit Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) data shows that global forces continue unremittingly to batter all UK industries, with the ailing construction industry the sick man of the economy.Indeed, construction firms’ purchasing managers say the slight improvement in operating conditions in the past month only reaffirms how bad things ...