All Tracker articles – Page 7

  • Features

    The tracker: Vital signs

    2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

    The rate of decline continues to slow, especially in the residential sector, but, with demand weak and jobs uncertain, the prognosis still isn’t great. Experian Business Strategies studies the charts

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    The tracker: Better, but not good

    2009-07-17T00:00:00Z

    The market is still contracting, but it’s at a steadily decreasing rate – and non-residential tender enquiries are actually growing. Experian Business Strategies fills in the details

  • Features

    The tracker: Still falling...

    2009-06-12T00:00:00Z

    After the rate of decline slowed in March, activity accelerated again (slightly) in April. Goods news is thin on the ground, but things might just pick up in June and July, says Experian Business Strategies

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    The tracker: Deceleration

    2009-05-15T00:00:00Z

    The industry is still declining, but the rate has slowed, and the activity index is at an eight-month high. This may be the first step, says Experian Business Strategies, on the path to recovery

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    The tracker: Bottoming out?

    2009-04-09T00:00:00Z

    The picture in February was still pretty bad, but most of the indicators, and almost all the regions, are showing a rise from January’s nadir, says Experian Business Strategies

  • Features

    The Tracker: Hitting an all-time low

    2009-03-13T00:00:00Z

    The news is pretty bad for January, with activity lower than it’s ever been before – as are tender price inflation, workload in the south of England and employment, says Experian Business Strategies

  • Features

    The tracker: How low can we go?

    2009-02-13T00:00:00Z

    Activity levels fell for the 10th month in a row, the rate of decline headed towards a new low, and don’t even ask about employment prospects

  • Features

    The tracker: A very slight improvement

    2009-01-23T00:00:00Z

    The good news is that the industry’s activity index grew by two points in November. The bad news is that this only took it to 35. Experian Business Strategies reports on continued industrial decline

  • Features

    The tracker: Bleak midwinter

    2008-12-19T00:00:00Z

    No tidings of comfort or joy here, especially for the shrinking residential sector, as employment prospects plummet and order books languish, says Experian’s Business Strategies division

  • Features

    The tracker: Plumbing new depths

    2008-11-14T00:00:00Z

    The slowdown continues to eat into firms’ workloads and order books, with the activity index for September falling to an all-time low, according to Experian Business Strategies

  • Features

    The tracker: Still in the woods

    2008-10-17T00:00:00Z

    Although some regions’ fortunes are looking up, activity continues to decline and it’s showing no signs of getting better, warns Experian Business Strategies

  • Regional perspective
    Features

    The tracker: Bottoming out?

    2008-09-19T00:00:00Z

    The indications are that there’s still a way to go before we’re out of the woods, but there are small signs of improvement, reports Experian Business Strategies

  • Features

    The tracker: The bumpy road

    2008-08-15T00:00:00Z

    Despite wider financial turmoil, most industry sectors held their position this month – although cracks begin to show when the regions are examined more closely, says Experian Business Strategies

  • Features

    The tracker: Going down

    2008-07-18T00:00:00Z

    Materials prices are rising and enquiries and orders are dropping. Experian Business Strategies predicts that this is just the beginning of a further decline in the construction industry

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    The tracker: End of the party

    2008-06-13T00:00:00Z

    As enquiries fall sharply, it is beginning to look as though construction’s long, long boom may be coming to an end at last. But, as always, the picture is more complex than the headlines suggest. Experian Business Strategies reports

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    The tracker: On the cusp

    2008-05-16T00:00:00Z

    There’s been negative sentiment in the construction industry for a while now, and Experian Business Strategies’ March survey does nothing to ease fears of a serious downturn

  • Features

    The tracker: Trouble on the horizon

    2008-04-18T00:00:00Z

    The industry is still going strong, but a drop in tender enquiries suggests that activity may slow in the future. Experian Business Strategies reports

  • Features

    The tracker: Cracks emerge

    2008-03-14T00:00:00Z

    Responses to this month’s survey were more downbeat than usual, with uncertainty in the wider market starting to make its presence felt, says Experian Business Strategies

  • Features

    The tracker: Against all odds

    2008-02-15T00:00:00Z

    You would think contractors would be feeling seasick given the current financial turmoil – but you would think wrong: things are still surprisingly upbeat, says Experian Business Strategies

  • Features

    The tracker: Getting the jitters

    2008-01-25T00:00:00Z

    The industry is still expanding but the uncertainty in the financial markets is starting to make itself felt in the civil engineering sector. Experian Business Strategies reports