All articles by Roy Ayliffe
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CommentThe disaster area
Open mike: The latest data from purchasing managers confirms that construction has been one of the worst afflicted areas of the UK economy. Roy Ayliffe peers into the gloom for signs of hope
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NewsTake talk of green shoots with a pinch of weedkiller
The latest data from purchasing managers confirms that construction has been one of the worst affected economy areas
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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 ...