Brickonomics

Orders figures continue to point to a rougher road ahead

For those poring over the latest new orders figures released today to find guidance on the future of construction activity I suspect there is something for the optimists, but rather more for the pessimists. It must be said that trying...

Posted by Brian on November 5, 2009 12:44 PM

The orders figures and public spending fears point to industry chaos ahead - need it be so?

The good news is that after the monstrous distraction over the past month cause by raking over expense claims made by MPs we are getting back to debate about things that really will shape our lives - notably how much...

Posted by Brian on June 11, 2009 1:20 PM

Figures show more Eastern Europeans are giving up on the UK

The post credit crunch squeeze on the UK economy does appear to be encouraging more Eastern Europeans to call it a day and return home according to the latest information produced by the official statisticians at ONS This does fit...

Posted by Brian on May 20, 2009 12:06 PM

Redundancies ravage the construction workforce - 141,000 jobs gone in the past 12 months

The numbers made redundant in construction over the past 12 months have mounted to 141,000, according to the latest set of figures released by the official statisticians at ONS. Almost 100,000 of those redundancies were made in the six months...

Posted by Brian on May 12, 2009 2:51 PM

Construction collapse was faster than first thought, say ONS statisticians

Construction output fell a further 2.4% in the first quarter of this year, according to estimates plugged into the official data used to calculate the UK gross domestic product. The figures for total output of the UK economy in the...

Posted by Brian on April 24, 2009 10:47 AM

Are construction's vital job statistics wrong?

Following the release of numbers suggesting construction jobs increased by 47,000 over 2008 I asked for clarification from the statisticians. To my mind and in the view of anyone in the industry I have spoken to these figures were wildly...

Posted by Brian on March 20, 2009 10:06 AM

Spot the difference

I was quick out of the blocks this morning keen and eager to get my hands on the latest construction output figures. Sad really, but it keeps me happy. Until this morning that is. Hot on 9:30 I downloaded the...

Posted by Brian on December 5, 2008 11:29 AM