Builders merchants’ sales collapsed 75% in April

By Tom Lowe2020-06-18T05:00:00

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Amount of tools sold declined 90% year-on-year

The impact on the industry of the covid-19 lockdown has again been laid bare with figures from builders merchants saying sales collapsed more than 75% in April.

Construction output was down 40% the same month – the worst on record – according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics last week.

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