BMBI

Merchant sales down -8.1% year-on-year in Q1 2026
by Jennie Ward|04 June 26|Build, Supply
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report reveals that builders’ merchants’ like-for-like value sales for Q1 2026, adjusted to remove the impact of trading days, were -3.2% lower than Q1 2025. Like-for-like volume sales were down -8.1%, with product prices increasing +5.4%.
 
With no difference in trading days, unadjusted...
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Construction output shows slight summer growth despite ongoing challenges
by Jennie Ward|23 October 25|Build, Statistics, Supply
Total construction output grew by 0.3% in the three months to August 2025, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), reflecting a modest improvement despite continued volatility across the wider construction industry. Over the same period, UK GDP also increased slightly, suggesting that while growth...
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Builders’ merchant sales up 3% in April
by Jennie Ward|27 June 25|Build, Supply
Total value sales at builders’ merchants’ were up 3.0% in April 2025 compared with April 2024, according to the latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, published in June. Volumes increased 3.4% year-on-year, while prices fell 0.3%. With one less trading day in the most recent period, like-for-like value sales...
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Builders’ merchant sales rise in Q1, but timber sector slips
by Jennie Ward|12 June 25|Build, Supply
Builders' merchant value sales in Q1 2025 rose 0.9% year on year, though sales of timber and joinery products slipped -1.4%, according to the latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report. The figures show that across the quarter, volume sales increased +3.9%, while prices came down -2.9%, with no difference...
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