Brickonomics

It's worse in construction than we thought say forecasters

The latest forecasts to emerge in the current round all see the future prospects for construction as far gloomier than was expected when the number crunchers examined the figures three months or so ago. Experian now expects a 12% decline...

Posted by Brian on July 13, 2009 4:53 PM

Experian cuts forecast for construction growth but predicts a boom in infrastructure

With the release of the heavily downgraded forecast from the Construction Products Association released this morning I was keen to see how the forecasters at Experian saw future workload in the industry this time around. The answer is that they...

Posted by Brian on January 12, 2009 5:17 PM

Construction workforce grows by 30,000 - it's official, but surely it's wrong

The official labour market figures suggest that the construction workforce is growing. Surely this can't be the case? When I eagerly opened the latest press release on Labour Market Statistics this morning, I was looking for some clues as to...

Posted by Brian on December 17, 2008 2:40 PM

Plunging car sales point to a major collapse in work for small builders

Car sales have fallen off a cliff. The latest figures from the motor trade body smmt show that in November sales were more than a third down on the same month a year ago. This news reminded me of a...

Posted by Brian on December 5, 2008 12:20 PM

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