All Tracker articles – Page 6
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The tracker: Slimming regime
Low tender enquiries have put pressure on construction firms and many are looking to cut their headcount. However, Experian Marketing Information Services reveals that bad weather, constraints on activity and finance were less of an issue this month
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The tracker: A mixed bag
Construction activity is still in decline, but the situation is better than last month. Experian Marketing Information Services reveals that some sectors and regions are even looking healthy
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The tracker: negative territory
February was a bleak month, with activity down due to insufficient demand and finance, which was not good news for tender prices or employment. Experian Marketing Information Services reports
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The Tracker: Early risers
Orders remain low and the bleak employment outlook continues. However, tender enquiries did rise, as did the overall UK index. Experian Marketing Information Services provides the latest figures
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The tracker: Cold comfort
Bad weather caused the market to contract in December and the ongoing downward trend could see firms reducing their headcount. Experian Marketing Information Services does the detail
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The tracker: That's snow business
The industry was badly affected by the winter weather and construction activity is expected to continue to decline through the start of 2011. Experian Marketing Information Services reports
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The tracker: Late harvest
Activity rose for the first time in half a year in October, but winter is already extending its icy grip around the industry. Experian Marketing Information Services reports
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The tracker: Pause for breath
September saw a brief halt in the downward trend of construction activity, but continued small declines are expected between now and Christmas, says Experian Marketing Information Services
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The tracker: That sinking feeling
Construction workload is expected to keep falling over the next three months, but the pace of decline should begin to ease, according to Experian Marketing Information Services
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The tracker: Coming in to land
The decline in industry activity is expected to ease in August and September and level out in October, according to latest figures from Experian Marketing Information Services
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The tracker: Still sinking slowly
The ONS might have recorded a rise in output, but figures record a continuing gentle decline …
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The tracker: Back to reality
Hopes that increased activity at the start of the year would continue into the summer were dashed as the activity index fell to a six-month low
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The tracker: On a more positive note
Construction activity expanded for the first time in two years reports Experian Business Strategies
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The tracker: On eggshells
Experian Business Strategies reports on a fragile recovery in the market
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The tracker: Same time next month …?
It’s business as usual, as tender prices are down for the 20th month in a row and many regions’ indices see no change. At least the weather’s behaved, writes Experian Business Strategies
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The tracker: On the sunny side
Yes, the situation is still getting worse, but the rate of decline is slowing and non-residential is looking brighter for the first time in 21 months. Experian Business Strategies fills in the forecast
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The tracker: Feeling gloomy
Bad weather, falling activity indices and sharp declines in north-west England and the East Midlands marked October down as a month to forget. Experian Business Strategies reports
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The tracker recovery on hold
Signs of recovery over the summer have been tempered by a slowdown in activity and a pessimistic outlook on employment, according to the latest figures from Experian Business Strategies
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The tracker: Blip or double dip?
Just when we thought we could bask in a few rays of sunlight, an icy wind swept through August with most indicators showing the rate of decline speeding up again, says Experian Business Strategies
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The tracker: Emerging markets
Most indicators are finally recovering, with residential activity at 50, tender enquiries at an impressive 69 and all regions showing signs of improvement