Construction Market Survey

RICS UK Construction Market Survey

Published quarterly, the RICS Construction Market Survey provides a unique look at this £80bn industry in the UK.

It features trends in house building activity, labour availability, expected profit margins and publicly-funded building infrastructure projects.

2008
Q3	New build home numbers could drop below 100,000 next year, warns RICS
Q2	Government housing targets under more pressure as private sector workloads fall.
Q1	Construction outlook is worst for a decade

2007
Q4	Construction outlook makes government housing targets unlikely
Q3	Slowing housing market effects construction confidence
Q2	Confidence in construction workloads soaring despite slowdown
Q1	Healthy future for UK construction market

2006
Q4	Workloads increase but workers feel the pinch
Q3	Industry boosted by property markets, but government instability casts a seed of doubt
Q2	Activity rise causes skills shortage in construction
Q1	Eastern European labour keeps skills shortage down

2005
Q4	Building rebounds
Q3	Housing sector confidence fuels construction market
Q2	Skills shortages fall to lowest level in five years
Q1	Eastern Europe plugs UK skills gap

2004
Q4	UK construction forges ahead
Q3	Workloads stabilise amid upbeat view for construction
Q2	Industry workloads show new record increase
Q1	Workloads jump as economic conditions strengthen

RICS publishes regular market surveys, compiled from data provided by Chartered Surveyors.

They provide an accurate and up-to-date health check of land, property and construction markets across the UK and its regions.

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