Construction PMI (S&P Global) in United Kingdom

S&P Global · Monthly · Importance

46.1 (Sep-26) ABS · index · Monthly · CSV

Period	index
Sep 2026	46.1
Aug 2026	44.3
Jul 2026	44.7
Jun 2026	38.4

Period	%
Sep 2026	4.1%

Period	%
Sep 2026	-0.2%

About this indicator

Source

S&P Global (private purchasing managers survey)

Frequency

Monthly

Release

Around the 4th-6th of the month after the reference period, 08:30/09:30 London time (no flash estimate of its own)

What it is

The S&P Global UK Construction PMI measures monthly activity in the British construction sector through a survey of purchasing managers at construction firms. A reading above 50 means expansion, below 50 contraction. It covers three sub-sectors: commercial work, housing and civil engineering.

How it's calculated

A diffusion index (0-100) compiled by S&P Global from a monthly survey of a panel of construction purchasing managers. Unlike the Manufacturing, Services and Composite PMIs, it has NO flash estimate: there is a single, final monthly reading.

Market implications

A leading indicator of British construction activity, watched alongside the Manufacturing and Services PMIs to complete the picture of the economy's three big sectors (S&P Global's official Composite does not include construction).

Limitations

A private panel survey, not a census, and more volatile than the ONS's official construction output statistics; with no flash estimate, it comes out a full month after the reference period.