Construction Materials

Monthly Statistics of Building Materials & Components

A report of the recent survey of Building Materials and Components Statistics can be found here

The latest edition is available for download in PDF format with data also in Excel for download. This publication includes the latest detailed information on selected building materials and contains monthly data on price indices, bricks, cement and concrete blocks; and quarterly data on sand & gravel, slate, concrete roofing tiles and ready-mixed concrete.

Additional commentary on the figures is available for download in PDF format

Over the coming months the BIS Construction Market Intelligence Team will be making a number of changes to the 'Monthly Statistics of Building Materials and Components' Publication. Details of these changes are outlined here.

Previous issues in PDF and Excel formats for all releases in 2011 are available via the  links below.

Previous issues in both PDF and Excel versions and back series to 2005 are available here.

In addition, there is annual and quarterly information on the value of total overseas trade in building materials by imports and exports for the United Kingdom.

Apart from price indices and overseas trade, the information is in volume terms for production, deliveries and stocks. It is collected from the producers of each building material.

Information for calculating the price indices is collected by the Office for National Statistics and those indices relating to building materials are reproduced in this publication. Overseas trade data is collected by Customs & Excise from which that relating to the values for building materials is extracted. A Statement of Administrative Sources used to compile the trade statistics can be found here.

For further information about building materials email materialstats@bis.gov.uk

Monthly Statement of Bricks, Blocks & Cement

This publication was discontinued, and its information has been incorporated in BIS 'Monthly Statistics of Building Materials & Components'.

Timetable of Publication Dates for Monthly Statistics of Building Materials & Components

In line with the National Statistics Protocol on Release Practices, a publication timetable is given below. Links to the publications will be activated at 09:30 on the day of release.

A revision policy for the publication is available here.