All Purchasing Managers Index articles
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NewsHousing growth tumbles as runaway inflation dogs industry, bellwether report says
Workload expectations at lowest level since August 2020
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NewsCoronavirus worries dampen construction’s strongest month in over a year
Activity grew in February for the first time since April 2019, according to IHS Markit/CIPS
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An uphill road to recovery
Despite welcome news that the UK construction sector is contracting at a slower pace, the industry is still struggling. August saw a reduction in the pace of deterioration. While reduced activity was again largely attributed to dampened demand for new orders, there are a number of issues challenging the sector. ...
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Could the torment almost be over?
After 17 months of unrelenting torment, it looks like the UK construction sector is finally a step closer to recovery as the July CIPS/Markit Purchasing Managers’ Index highlighted the slowest pace of decline since March last year (see index).This progress is largely on the back of an improvement in the ...
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Hopes of a recovery on shaky ground
You’d be forgiven for thinking that the latest CIPS/Markit Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) would provide a better read than June’s figures. After seeing the rate of contraction ease consecutively for four months, the PMI took a turn for the worse fuelling speculation of a ‘w-shaped’ recession.Coming in with a reading ...