All articles by Michael Dall – Page 4
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Features
Market review: Mixed signals
The construction sector is still thriving but according to economic indicators there was a fall in activity in services and manufacturing
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Comment
The ONS revisions
Will the recent declines be a short term blip? Michael Dall on the ONS revisions
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Features
Market review: An unexpected drop
Construction activity increased in March against a backdrop of wider economic stability, with low inflation, low unemployment and forecasts for moderate growth
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Comment
What’s really going on?
Latest statistics show construction industry has shrunk in first quarter of 2015
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Comment
What does negative inflation mean for construction?
Why news of 0.1% fall in prices in April isn’t something to get too worried about - yet
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Comment
SNP sound and fury could signify nothing for construction
The Scottish nationalists may have entered Parliament en masse, but their influence on construction will be small
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Comment
An interesting shift
Latest Office for National Statistics figures once again show decline in levels of output in construction industry
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Features
Market review: Steady progress
Construction activity increased in March against a backdrop of wider economic stability, with low inflation, low unemployment and forecasts for moderate growth. Michael Dall goes through the highlights of Barbour ABI’s monthly Economic Construction Market Review
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Features
Market review: Ebb and flow
Construction takes an unexpected drop - its first year-on-year fall since May 2013 - but the wider UK economy makes a strong start to 2015. Michael Dall presents highlights of Barbour ABI’s latest monthly Economic Construction Market Review
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Features
Market review: Silver linings
Growth may have slowed in the fourth quarter of 2014, but there are positive signs for the UK economy and construction elsewhere. Here are highlights of Barbour ABI’s latest monthly Economic Construction Market Review
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Features
Market review: Slowly does it
Growth continues throughout the UK economy and construction sectors, but the gains being made are slowing down significantly. Here are highlights of Barbour ABI’s latest monthly Economic Construction Market Review
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Comment
Moving into 2015
The latest ONS figures confirmed that growth in construction slowed towards the end of last year
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Comment
2015’s pipeline looks strong
As 2014 draws to a close there are still plenty of reasons to be optimistic about the performance of the construction industry
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Features
Market review: A slight dip
The value of construction contracts awarded in the UK dropped to £5.8bn in November, with residential accounting for the highest proportion of contracts awarded by value. Here are highlights of Barbour ABI’s latest monthly Economic Construction Market Review
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Comment
Stamp duty reform stole the show ...
… but radical plans for infrastructure for the North of England were sadly lacking
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Features
Market review: So far, so good
The value of construction contracts awarded in the UK rose to £6bn in October, but there is evidence of a slowdown in the housing market and signs that all is not well in the eurozone. Here are highlights of Barbour ABI’s latest monthly Economic Construction Market Review
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Features
Market review: Slight turbulence
Output fell in the latest ONS figures but the value of contracts awarded is growing. Here are highlights of Barbour ABI’s latest monthly Economic Construction Market Review