CPA release Trade Survey for Q2 2017

CPA release Trade Survey for Q2 2017

Please go to the SPRA members area to access the CPA’s Construction Trade Survey referring to the second quarter of 2017.

Key survey findings include:

• 22% of main building contractors, on balance, reported that construction output rose in the second quarter of 2017 compared with a year ago
• 30% of specialist contractors reported a rise in output during Q2
• 13% of civil engineers, on balance, reported an increase in workloads during Q2
• On balance, 24% of SME contractors reported increased workloads in Q2 compared to three months earlier
• Main contractors reported higher orders in private housing and both housing and non-housing R&M
• 3% of civil engineering firms reported an increase in new orders in Q2, on balance
• 36% of SMEs and 20% of specialist contractors reported an increase in enquiries in Q2, on balance
• Overall costs increased for 84% of civil engineering contractors, whilst 88% of main contractors, 87% of heavy side manufacturers and all light side manufacturers reported raw materials costs rose in Q2

Source: CPA