| State of Trade Survey Quarter 4 2009 | Conditions in the construction industry continued to deteriorate in the final quarter of 2009, according to the latest FMB survey. That said, although workload balances remained negative across the... |
| State of Trade Survey Quarter 3 2009 | Data from the third quarter FMB survey indicated that conditions in the construction industry continued to deteriorate. Net balances remained negative across the board, and workload balances actually... |
| State of Trade Survey 2009 Q2 | The latest FMB survey showed a general slowdown in the rate of decline in the construction industry in the second quarter of the year. However, net balances remain universally negative, suggesting... |
| State of Trade Survey 2009 Q1 | The first quarter of 2009 has shown a slight fall in the rate of deterioration in activity in some sectors of the construction industry, according to the latest FMB survey. However, conditions remain... |
| State of Trade Survey 2008 Q4 | The latest FMB survey suggests that the construction industry continued to be badly hit by rapidly weakening economic conditions and an improvement looks unlikely in the immediate future. Workload... |
| State of Trade Survey 2008 Q3 | Latest indications from the FMB survey show that construction industry conditions remain gloomy and there is little sign of any improvement in the short term. Housing market conditions continue to... |
| State of Trade Survey 2008 Q2 | Construction industry conditions are showing no signs of improving. Results from the FMB’s latest survey were particularly gloomy. Credit markets remain in disarray, impacting both on supply and... |
| State of Trade Survey 2008 Q1 | SME construction firms are struggling to maintain their workload as economic conditions deteriorate according to the latest results from the FMB. Tighter credit markets and a slowing housing market... |
| State of Trade Survey 2007 Q4 | For changes in workload and employment in the final quarter of 2007, and for expected changes in the next three months, results of the FMB’s latest survey of its members’ state of trade are broadly... |
| State of Trade Survey 2007 Q3 | Results of the FMB’s third quarter 2007 survey further reinforce the view that the workload of small and medium-sized buildings firms is staging something of a recovery, although the suggested rate... |
