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BIS's Construction Market Intelligence Unit has responsibility for the collection, analysis and publication of statistics for the construction sector. The Division provides advice and regular statistical analysis of building materials; overseas trade, overseas construction by British firms, price and cost indices and key performance indicators of construction activity.

Monthly Statistics of Building Materials and Components

BIS recently undertook a review of building material statistics. The review examined the current methodologies used to compile the data, ascertained user needs, assessed whether the statistics in their present form continue to meet user needs, and identified options for change.

The review report can be downloaded here

This is the Final Report on the Review of BIS building material statistics undertaken in 2010. It replaces a Draft Final report of 2010. Some minor revisions have been made in the Final Report but these do not materially affect the report content nor the conclusions and recommendations

Following up to the review, BIS commissioned a building material statistics development project, and a report on the development project is available here.

The Branch calculates and publishes tender price indices, output price indices and resource cost indices. Further information is available here.

BIS manages contracts for the collection and publication of construction Price and Cost Indices and construction Key Performance Indicators. We recently commissioned two reviews which examined the current arrangements for these data collections and recommended ways forward for future collections. The KPI review can be downloaded here: Review of construction Key Performance Indicators - executive summary, by Manchester Business School


The PCI review can be downloaded here: Review of BERR/BIS Construction Price and Cost Indices, by Davis Langdon Management Consulting

This is the Final Report of the Review of BERR Construction Price and Cost Indices undertaken in 2008 by Davis Langdon. It replaces Davis Langdon's Draft Final report of August 2008. Some revisions have been made in the Final Report but these do not materially affect the report content nor the conclusions and recommendations"

Change in responsibility for the production of Monthly New Orders and Quarterly Output and Employment construction statistics

From 1 March 2008 the Office for National Statistics has taken responsibility for the production of Monthly New Order and Quarterly Output statistics.

The first publication produced by ONS for Quarterly Output and Employment statistics will be on Friday 7 March 2008 from the following link:

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/STATBASE/Product.asp?vlnk=725

The first publication produced by ONS for Monthly New Orders will be on Thursday 13 March 2008 from the following link:

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/STATBASE/Product.asp?vlnk=720

Information previously published by BERR and DTI for both of these publications have been retained on this site and can be accessed here

Construction Statistics Annual

The unit also contributes to the Construction Statistics Annual, produced by the Office of National Statistics. This publication gives a broad perspective of statistical trends in the construction industry in Great Britain through the last decade together with some international comparisons and features on leading initiatives that may influence the future.

Construction Statistics annual report 2008 (£48 for a hard copy)

The 2007 report is still available to download via this web site.

Previous years' editions are available in hard copy from The Stationery Office:

The Stationery Office, PO Box 29, Norwich NR3 1GN

Construction Statistics Annual can also be ordered online via their website www.tso.co.uk

Or by calling 0870 600 5522 (phone)/ 0870 600 5533 (fax)

Review of early estimates of construction output for GDP in 2003

If you have any comments about this page or any general queries about this publication, please contact Nikos Tsotros.

Archive

Transfer of Construction Statistics to ONS (19 October 2007)

Monthly New Orders in the Construction Industry (2006 -2007)

Quarterly Output and Employment in the Construction Industry (2006 -2007)



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