The downturn in September is led by a slump in house building as output also saw its steepest decline since May 2020. Adding to that, new orders also suffered its fastest pace of decline in over three years. S&P Global notes that: “Output levels declined across the UK construction sector for the first time in
US construction spending US construction spending for July % versus 0.5% expected total construction spending $1,972.6 billion versus $1,938.4 billion last month Construction spending year on year +5.5% vs +3.5% prior private construction +1.0% vs +0.5% prior residential construction +1.4% vs +0.9% prior Residential construction is down 5.5% y/y but that should rebound in the
The latest from the Australian Industry Group is dour reading. Link here for more, but in summary: Key findings The Ai Group Australian Industry Index indicated contracting conditions in June, for the fifteen months since the start of the current interest rate rising cycle. The Australian PMI indicator fell to -25.6, indicating contractionary conditions in
