Your live guide to construction economics
The new Building business barometer is the home of construction related economics. It shows the key economic statistics of the day as well as analysis from leading economists, detailing the impact these figures have on the sector. Our interactive contractor league tables based on data from Barbour ABI will help you interrogate contract wins by region, sector and month.
On Barometer you will find:
- Interactive league tables
- Brickonomics
- Monthly analysis of work won
- Economist blogs
- Construction shares
- Data news
Latest data
Housing stats: New build sales, starts and completions in December
The end of the year saw registrations down 31% on 2010 across all sectors
October contracts drop by 5%
Balfour Beatty tops contractor league as index reveals decline in overall sector workload
Falling demand and rising costs hit manufacturers' confidence
Construction Trade Survey shows 44% of heavy side firms expect sales to fall next year
Recession looms despite upward revision of output
ONS revises construction output upwards from -0.6% to -0.2% for third quarter
Construction PMI hits five month high
Purchasing managers index rebounds from stagnation in September despite weak outlook
Barometer league tables
Willmott Dixon tops September barometer after big Tesco win
A £85.6m contract with Tesco in Woolwich saw Willmott Dixon leapfrog rivals to top September’s contractor league table
Balfour Beatty returns to top
Value of projects leapt 62% in August, with public and housing work boosting Balfour’s position
Kier knocks Balfour off top spot
Contractor wins £178m of work in June, ending Balfour Beatty’s three-month run in first place
Balfour Beatty stays on top
Big public sector job saves the firm from dropping out of the top 10 table altogether
Wates wins £160m to go top
Amount of work awarded in February dropped but big wins shuffle positions of top 10 contractors
Willmott Dixon storms ahead
Two education contracts helped firm beat July’s 15% decline in new work for top firms
Top firms nab 23% more work in May
Public sector boosts contractors’ workload, but performance is still worse than same period last year
Balfour Beatty wins first place
Firm takes advantage of rivals’ falling workloads despite only increasing wins by £25m
Bam Nuttall bags £500m civils
Crossrail contributes to positive start to the year as work goes 48% up on previous month to £2.6bn
The Index
Retail index: Contract awards fall sharply from November high
CPA forecasts 3% growth in 2012 despite weakening consumer spending
Brickonomics
Figures show we are just not building enough homes. It is that simple
Latest statistics underline the massive task ahead for the government if it is to boost housebuilding to a level above that achieved before the recession
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Something’s wrong with the official private housing repair and maintenance data
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Latest construction data underlines tough challenge for the industry in 2012
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The latest survey of specialists adds weight to recessionary fears
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Why is confidence rising in the construction industry when it appears set for recession?
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Shapps needs to bring out the big guns
