12 | Statistics Update: Builders Merchants
BUT IMPROVING SALES DOWN Latest statistics from the BMBI reveal that from June to August, timber and joinery products sales were up +1.5% on the previous three months SUMMARY
■Value sales were down year-on-year but up on the previous three months
■Year-on-year, timber and joinery products were the weakest performers in August
■Timber and joinery products sales edged up +1.5% in June-August
lower. Five of the 12 categories sold more, led by work wear and safety wear (+7.5%). Timber and joinery products (-0.6%) was one of the seven categories to sell less. ■
For the latest reports, expert comments and round table debates, visit
www.bmbi.co.uk
The latest figures from the Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI), published in October, reveal that builders’ merchants’ value sales were down -3.3% in the month of August compared to the same month in 2022, with volume falling -10.5% and prices up +8%. But value sales in the last three months, June to August, were +3.3% higher than March to May 2023. Year-on-year, eight of the 12 categories sold more this August than in August 2022 with renewables and water saving (+37.6%) continuing to dominate the field. Work wear and safety wear (+11.6%), plumbing, heating and electrical (+10.8%) and decorating (+10.8%) performed well. Landscaping (-7%) and timber and joinery products (-13.2%) were weakest. Total sales in June to August 2023 were +3.3% higher than the previous three months (March to May 2023), with volume up +5.3% and prices down -2%. With four more trading days in the most recent three- month period, like-for-like sales were -3.1% lower. Nine of the 12 categories sold more, led by landscaping (+6.1%) and kitchens and bathrooms (+5.5%). Timber and joinery products sales edged up +1.5%. Month-on-month, total value sales were down -1.9% in August compared to July. Volume sales were down -3.2% while prices increased +1.4%. With one additional trading day in August, like-for-like sales were -6.3%
Above: Total builders merchants monthly sales
The Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) The BMBI is a brand of the BMF. The BMBI report, which is produced and managed by MRA Research, uses GfK’s Builders Merchant Point of Sale Tracking Data which analyses sales out data from over 80% of generalist builders’ merchants’ sales across Great Britain. The full report is on
www.bmbi.co.uk
TTJ | November/December 2023 |
www.ttjonline.com
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84 |
Page 85
