PROJECTED TREND CHART FOR THE BUILDING AND RELATED MATERIALS MARKETS
In a highly unstable economic setting, forecasts relating to trends in the building and main families of building materials markets are of great importance in anticipating consequences on the business of companies in the building industry (builders, industrialists and merchants) and taking appropriate decisions quickly.
The projected trend chart for the building industry, based on a combination of surveys and modelling, meets this need, allowing you to:
- Be acquainted with quarterly trends in the building business and company orders
- Anticipate trends in six months' time and business trend reversals
- Make short-term forecasts (3 to 6 months) for the building product markets used in building and renovation work
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INDICATORS TRACKED
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1 – GENERAL INDICATORS
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1A. Building business
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Upkeep-renovation
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Construction of new buildings
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| Housing | Non-residential buildings | Housing | Non-residential buildings |
| 1B. Materials trade | |||
| 2 – DETAILED INDICATORS | |||
| Deliveries or sales of materials and equipment | |||
| - Clay tiles - Cement and concrete* - Ceramics - Zinc - Aggregates |
- Pipes - Wood and panels* - Electrical equipment - Heating equipment |
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| * Development in progress | |||
Building business indicators
Solid growth during the second half of the year
In spring 2005, the building business saw 3.3% growth compared with the same period in 2004, that is a noticeably faster rate than at the beginning of the year, which had been disrupted by bad weather. This good result conceals highly different ranges depending on the type of work and the persistent buoyancy of demand for new accommodation. Having read the latest order books recorded in the sector, it appears that this situation ought to continue at least until the end of 2005,thus leading to an increase in business of around 3% on the year as a whole.
