Building Supplies Market Falls Flat
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index report, published in September, shows builders’ merchants’ total value sales in July 2025 were virtually flat (+0.1%) compared to July 2024.
Year-on-year volumes increased +0.6% while prices fell -0.6%. There was no difference in trading days.
Eight of the twelve categories sold more in terms of value compared to July last year. Renewables & Water Saving (+3.7%), Timber & Joinery Products (+2.6%), Kitchens & Bathrooms (+1.8%) and Services (+1.7%) were the best performing categories. Heavy Building Materials (-1.1%) Decorating (-3.9%) and Workwear & Safetywear (-5.3%) were the weakest.
Value sales in July were +5.8% higher than in June. Month-on-month, volume sales were up +5.4% and prices were up +0.4%. All categories’ value sales increased with Miscellaneous (+11.3%), Services (+9.0%), Tools (+8.9%), Decorating (+7.4%), Timber & Joinery Products (+6.9%), Heavy Building Materials (+6.3%) and Ironmongery (+6.0%) ahead the most. Landscaping (+0.6%) grew more slowly. With two extra trading days in July, like-for-like value sales (which take trading day differences into account) were -3.4% lower.
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Picture: The latest Builders Merchant Building Index report was published in September.
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