Materials sales higher than expected, CPA figures say

By Tom Lowe2020-10-19T05:00:00

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Sales among construction products firms over the past three months have been much higher than expected, the Construction Product Association’s (CPA) latest State of Trade survey has said.

A third of heavy side firms and nearly a half – 48% – of light side firms reported that their sales were up in Q3 compared to the previous quarter, which spanned the height of the covid-19 lockdown from April to June.

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