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Market forecast

Monthly new work output

Market forecast: The costs of uncertainty

2022-05-09T06:00:00+01:00By Michael Hubbard

Output is levelling off as the Ukraine war and Chinese covid lockdowns hit confidence. Meanwhile, the same factors are adding inflationary pressures

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Market forecast: Inflation bites

2022-02-10T07:00:00+00:00By Michael Hubbard

As output rebounds, building costs are soaring at double-digit rates thanks to a variety of inflationary pressures, sending tender prices upwards

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Market forecast: On the up and up

2021-11-10T05:00:00+00:00By Michael Hubbard

Acute inflation in the sector is pushing up tender prices, and with no end in sight to the pressures, this could continue well beyond 2022

Monthly new work output

Market forecast: Bouncing back

2021-08-09T05:00:00+01:00By Michael Hubbard

Rising demand and tightening supply are driving up both costs and tender prices. How much of this is just a spike rather than an underlying upward economic trend?

Monthly new work output

Market forecast: High hopes

2021-05-10T05:00:00+01:00By Michael Hubbard

While sentiment is high for a recovery, new orders are not fully mirroring this optimism, and a supply crunch is hitting the materials chain hard

Optimism

Market forecast: Uncertainty looms

2021-02-12T05:00:00+00:00By Michael Hubbard

There are signs of an increase in output, but ongoing uncertainty around covid lockdowns and Brexit red tape make the future harder to predict

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Market forecast: A slow recovery

2020-11-23T05:00:00+00:00By Michael Hubbard

Construction output and sentiment have regained much ground after their collapse amid the initial lockdown, but ongoing uncertainty means recovery is wobbly

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Market forecast: Rising, but for how long?

2020-08-13T05:00:00+01:00By Michael Hubbard

While the initial bounce-back looks to be V-shaped, there are strong reasons to believe that could change in the medium term as downside risks materialise

CBI Business Optimism Index

Market forecast: Recovery scenarios

2020-05-15T06:00:00+01:00By Michael Hubbard

Our regular market forecasts on output, activity, costs and tender prices include an analysis of three different scenarios for recovery from the pandemic’s economic impact

Yearly % change Market Forecast Q4 2019 2020-02-13 at 16.18.48

Market forecast: Output rises

2020-02-17T06:00:00+00:00By Michael Hubbard

New work output expanded in the latest quarter to a year-on-year figure of 4%

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Market forecast: New work grows – just

2019-11-14T07:38:00+00:00By Michael Hubbard

New work output saw a little expansion in Q2, but, year-on-year, new orders slipped after a minor rebound in Q1 as Brexit uncertainty continues to make itself felt

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Market forecast Q2 2019: Slowing down

2019-08-23T10:41:00+01:00By Michael Hubbard

All construction work output experienced a fillip in Q1 2019, while tender prices increased over the year at Q2 2019

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Market forecast Q1 2019: Slowing down

2019-05-20T05:00:00+01:00By Michael Hubbard

Tender prices are likely to rise at a slower rate over the next couple of years, as output wavers and business confidence stays low

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Market forecast Q4 2018: Losing confidence

2019-02-14T06:00:00+00:00By Michael Hubbard

Tender prices in the year to Q4 kept climbing in the wake of rising building costs, as construction output rebounded in Q3 – but new orders dropped

Aecom-indices

Market forecast: Past the peak

2018-11-15T07:00:00+00:00By Michael Hubbard

The initial market reaction to the Brexit vote was muted, with output soon recovering strongly, but the trend seems likely to have turned, just as our exit from the EU is imminent. Michael Hubbard of Aecom reports

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Market forecast: Treading water

2018-08-10T06:00:00+01:00By Michael Hubbard

The industry is still looking strong, with growth and confidence holding up, but some weaker areas are beginning to show even as supply constraints continue

AECOM indices

Market forecast: On the slide?

2018-05-18T11:37:00+01:00By Michael Hubbard

Brexit looms ever larger, with no answers as yet, while output continues a gradual decline and firms struggle to turn rising input cost pressures into higher market selling prices

Aecom indices

Market forecast: Maintaining margins

2018-02-14T06:30:00+00:00By Michael Hubbard

Technically the construction industry is in a recession, but many firms continue to report stable activity levels for now

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Market forecast: Holding steady?

2017-11-16T06:00:00+00:00By Michael Hubbard

Technically the construction industry is in a recession, but many firms continue to report stable activity levels for now

Aecom indices for market forecast 28 August issue

Market forecast: Consistently uncertain

2017-08-08T07:00:00+01:00By Michael Hubbard

Construction data – both hard and soft – remains consistently inconsistent. Overall construction activity is slowing, but this doesn’t tell the full story

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