+12.7 on previous index reading
Key Points
- Construction Pulse up in April
- Three in ten firms expect to increase basic pay over the next 12 months
- 51% have ambitions to grow their business in the next 1 to 3 years
Construction Pulse
Construction Pulse
Construction Pulse
April 2021
90.1
Construction Pulse
Building Activity
Past 3 Months
19%
30%
52%
Balance -33%
(+18 on previous reading)
Construction Pulse
Building Activity
Next 3 Months
64%
31%
6%
Balance +58%
(+19 on previous reading)
Construction Pulse
Jobs
Past 3 Months
5%
84%
11%
Balance -6%
(+5 on previous reading)
Construction Pulse
Jobs
Next 3 Months
25%
73%
2%
Balance +23%
(+7 on previous reading)
Construction Pulse
Input Costs Excluding Labour
Past 3 Months
62%
29%
10%
Balance +52%
(-8 on previous reading)
Construction Pulse
Selling Prices
Next 3 Months
51%
49%
0%
Balance +51%
(+10 on previous reading)
Construction Pulse
Pay Intentions
Next 12 Months
Change ResponseIncrease
| > 4% | 9% |
| 2% to 4% | 17% |
| < 2% | 3% |
Stay more or less the same
70%
Decrease
| < 2% | 0% |
| 2% to 4% | 1% |
| > 4% | 0% |
Construction Pulse
Business Ambitions
Next 1 to 3 years
51% growth trajectory
49% less ambitious
17%Confident, actively pursuing opportunities
39%Prefer to stay same size
35%Plan to grow but remain cautious
10%Intend to scale down