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• Five reasons why we might be facing the mother of all construction recessions

  It's coming around to the construction forecasting season again and the industry prognosticators will be gathering to discuss the ups and downs of the industry. If I were you, I'd be bracing myself for some pretty savage revisions to what already... Posted Jun 16 2009, 03:50 PM by Brickonomics Filed under: construction industry, construction output, commercial sector, house building, recession, infrastructure, forecasts, pessimism, public spending, 1990s, civils

• A glimpse of the future as 56% of surveyors see workload fall

  Construction workload is expected to continue to collapse at a rapid pace according to the latest industry survey by the surveyors' body RICS . Surveyors experienced declines in workload across all regions and all sectors illustrating the broad spread... Posted May 27 2009, 10:18 AM by Brickonomics Filed under: RICS, construction output, house building, profit margins, infrastructure, employment, construction workforce, survivor bias, surveys, construction

• Watch out for snake oil salesmen purveying good news

  There are few things more odious than selling false hope to desperate folk. But I am seeing ever more evidence of this sad occupation. I would have posted a blog on the latest new orders figures yesterday, but I was out of the office either in meetings... Posted May 08 2009, 11:03 AM by Brickonomics Filed under: house building, construction orders, infrastructure, optimism, delusion

• Experian revises down its forecast for construction output

  Industry forecasters at Experian followed their rivals and cut expectations of construction activity over the coming three years. The predicted decline in output in 2009 is now put at 7.8% followed by a slight drop of 1.7% in 2010 and a bounce back up... Posted Apr 09 2009, 04:02 PM by Brickonomics Filed under: Construction Products Association, commercial sector, recession, infrastructure, risk, forecasts, Hewes & Associates, Experian

• Red alert as new orders plunge to record low in January

  January 2009: the worst monthly new orders figures ever recorded And with little sign that February will be prove any better, the latest figures for new orders underline the collapse of construction across the board. Every sector - even public non-housing... Posted Mar 12 2009, 10:51 AM by Brickonomics Filed under: main contractors, commercial sector, recession, construction orders, infrastructure