All pmi data articles
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NewsConstruction output rises at fastest rate since June 2021, PMI report says
Civil engineering best-performing sector amid 鈥榬obust鈥� demand for renewable energy infrastructure
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NewsConstruction returns to growth but housing stays stuck in doldrums
Bellwether index says comemrcial and infrastructure drove activity last month
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NewsJobs at risk as construction activity falls by fastest rate since early months of the pandemic
New orders fall by sharpest rate in two and a half years as industry鈥檚 defiance of downturn in the wider economy peters out
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NewsConstruction activity grows at fastest rate since spring despite plunging confidence
Warnings that next PMI survey will start to see impact of former prime minister鈥檚 mini-budget debacle
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NewsConstruction activity dips for second successive month as cost pressures see demand stagnate
But inflation shows signs of waning as supply chain pressure eases
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NewsHousebuilding contracts as industry growth continues to be blunted by inflation woes
Consumer worries and rising prices blamed for housing鈥檚 problems
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NewsCoronavirus worries dampen construction鈥檚 strongest month in over a year
Activity grew in February for the first time since April 2019, according to IHS Markit/CIPS
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NewsRate of construction output decline slows but key work index stays in red
Political uncertainty continues to dog sector, says IHS/Markit survey
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NewsCommercial output hit by Brexit fears
Clients holding back on awarding work, due to uncertainty around the UK鈥檚 exit from the EU
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Comment
The disaster area
The latest CIPS/Markit Purchasing Managers鈥� Index (PMI) data shows that global forces continue unremittingly to batter all UK industries, with the ailing construction industry the sick man of the economy.Indeed, construction firms鈥� purchasing managers say the slight improvement in operating conditions in the past month only reaffirms how bad things ...