Barbour ABI Blog
News, insight and analysis from Barbour ABI and Economist Michael Dall in our blog articles below.
Cautious optimism for construction as we move into Q2
It can be confusing getting one’s head around official construction statistics in the UK. One month there are severe declines…
Read more17th April 2018
Budget gives a much needed boost to the housing sector
Not the most illuminating Budget, but at least Philip Hammond had a new joke writer. I actually chuckled at one…
Read more24th November 2017
House prices cool for summer
House price growth is slowing which could have an impact on the speed of housing construction… Reading over the latest…
Read more31st May 2017
Housing is a numbers game we are not winning
Private housebuilding is the fastest growing sector in construction but major investment is needed to solve the UK housing crisis……
Read more3rd March 2017
Commercial storms brew
Storm clouds are gathering on the horizon with infrastructure and other sectors facing challenges. The construction industry continues to be…
Read more15th December 2016
Hammond’s spending plans should boost output
In contrast to the previous chancellor, Philip Hammond has ditched grandiose announcements and made some specific investment proposals that could…
Read more23rd November 2016
The value of sterling
The fall in the value of the pound is the most tangible effect of the outcome of the EU referendum…
Read more20th October 2016
Economics: Business as usual
The reality is that, for now, nothing has changed in the UK economy Waiting for the Brexit effect is like…
Read more27th September 2016
Looking for the ‘Brexit effects’
Some businesses may be feeling the effects of a downturn already but it will take months for it to show…
Read more2nd August 2016
Brexit is an economist’s worst nightmare
The political fallout from last week’s referendum result makes economic forecasting almost impossible – we have embarked on a huge…
Read more29th June 2016
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