Construction Indicators

The Construction Indicators report is a quarterly summary of construction-related statistics produced by DKM for the Department of the Environment, Heritage & Local Government.

May 2010

This most recent set of Construction Indicators shows that the industry's lacklustre performance has continued during the opening months of 2010. As most indicators continue to subside, some positives have emerged however, in the form of slower rates of decline.

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February 2010

This most recent set of Construction Indicators provides an account into how the construction industry fared during 2009. The industry has been undergoing a period of rapid contraction for almost three years, leaving construction undoubtedly the worst affected sector of the current economic downturn.

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September 2009

Latest indicators suggest that the construction recession has intensified over recent months.

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June 2009

The sharp and painful adjustment continues as industry faces its most severe contraction in thirty years....

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March 2009

A prolonged run of dismal performances by all construction indicators with no sign of a recovery anytime soon.

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November 2008

Deepening recession in construction most likely to gather momentum in 2009.

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August 2008

Construction employment down 18,000 as most indicators decline

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May 2008

An industry comprising three sectors, two of which continue to expand while the housing adjustment unfolds

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January 2008

Housing faces a difficult year: some compensation in other sectors

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November 2007

Construction data reveal a sector which has peaked in a number of respects

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August 2007

Quarterly summary of construction-related statistics for the Department of Environment, Heritage & Local Government.

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April 2007

Quarterly summary of construction-related statistics for the Department of Environment, Heritage & Local Government.

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February 2007

Quarterly summary of construction-related statistics for the Department of Environment, Heritage & Local Government.

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