BER Login Form


Lost your password? | Register
Login/Register
  • Home
  • About BER
  • Research
  • Media & events
  • Internship programme
  • Contact us
  • COVID-19
  • About us
  • Product offering
  • Meet the team
  • Director
  • Research team
  • Support staff
  • Consulting economists
  • Forecasts
  • BMR Consensus
  • Economic Prospects
  • Economic Outlook
  • Most recent forecasts
  • Update
  • Data
  • BER Forecast Data
  • Snapshot
  • Trends
  • NumBERs
  • Indices
  • Business Confidence Index
  • Consumer Confidence Index
  • Building Confidence Index
  • Civil Confidence Index
  • Purchasing Managers' Index
  • Building Cost Index
  • Research
  • Weekly
  • Comments
  • Research notes
  • Ad-hoc research
  • S.E.E.
  • Stellenbosch Working Paper Series
  • NDP Assessment Report
  • Surveys
  • Retail
  • Manufacturing
  • Building & Construction
  • Inflation Expectations
  • Other Services
  • Method
  • Macroeconomic forecast
  • Business and consumer surveys
  • Inflation Expectations Survey
  • Building Cost Index
  • Release calendar
  • Events
  • Press releases
  • Home
  • About BER
    • About Us
    • Product offering
    • Internship programme
    • Meet the team
  • Research
    • Forecasts
    • Data
    • Indices
    • BER Weekly
    • Surveys
  • Media & events
    • Release Calendar
    • Events
    • Conference Papers
    • Press Releases
  • Contact us
  • COVID-19
Petrol price (Gauteng) = 21.4/litre  Petrol price (Coastal) = 20.75/litre  CPI December '22 = 7.2% y-o-y  PPI manufacturing December '22 = 13.5%  GDP growth Q3 = 4% y-o-y  Prime interest rate = 10.5%  Unemployment rate Q3 = 32.9%  Retail sales November '22 = 0.4% y-o-y  Manufacturing output November '22 = -1.1% y-o-y 
Economic information that works for you

Surveys


Retail
Manufacturing
Building & Construction
Other Services
Inflation Expectations

Building and Construction

Quarterly reports on the results and implications of the latest BER survey in the building and construction industries. Released in advance of official indicators of activity, it provides reliable and up-to-date information on current trends and a valuable perspective on the outlook for these sectors.

The information provided in the two reports is:

  • The Building report covers contractors and sub-contractors in the residential and non-residential markets. Furthermore, it includes architects and quantity surveyors. Apart from business confidence, survey data highlights current and expected trends in building activity, tendering competition and demand. The report also includes the FNB/BER Building Confidence Index.

    Regional perspectives are provided for the main provinces (Western Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng).

  • The Construction report focuses on civil contractors. Apart from the FNB/BER Civil Confidence Index, survey data highlights trends in building activity, tendering competition and demand.

Click here for information on the survey method.

Civil Construction survey, 2022Q4 (Download sample)

Date Uploaded: Dec 5 2022 9:00AM

After improving by 14 index points in 2022Q3, the FNB/BER Civil Confidence Index rose by a further 7 index points to record a level of 31 in 2022Q4. Underlying the improved mood was better activity that supported profitability. Furthermore, insufficient read more
After improving by 14 index points in 2022Q3, the FNB/BER Civil Confidence Index rose by a further 7 index points to record a level of 31 in 2022Q4. Underlying the improved mood was better activity that supported profitability. Furthermore, insufficient demand as a business constraint eased.


Building survey, 2022Q4 (Download sample)

Date Uploaded: Nov 30 2022 9:00AM

Sentiment in the building construction sector, as measured by the FNB/BER Building Confidence Index, slipped to 33 in 2022Q4, from 34 in 2022Q3. This means that the index has been broadly stable – at a historically low level – for much of the year. While the read more
Sentiment in the building construction sector, as measured by the FNB/BER Building Confidence Index, slipped to 33 in 2022Q4, from 34 in 2022Q3. This means that the index has been broadly stable – at a historically low level – for much of the year. While the composite confidence index is largely unchanged, building activity, particularly among residential main contractors, improved markedly.


Building survey (executive summary), 2022Q4

Date Uploaded: Nov 30 2022 9:00AM

Sentiment in the building construction sector, as measured by the FNB/BER Building Confidence Index, slipped to 33 in 2022Q4, from 34 in 2022Q3. This means that the index has been broadly stable – at a historically low level – for much of the year. While the read more
Sentiment in the building construction sector, as measured by the FNB/BER Building Confidence Index, slipped to 33 in 2022Q4, from 34 in 2022Q3. This means that the index has been broadly stable – at a historically low level – for much of the year. While the composite confidence index is largely unchanged, building activity, particularly among residential main contractors, improved markedly.


Civil construction survey, 2022Q3 (Download sample)

Date Uploaded: Sep 29 2022 11:15AM

After moving marginally higher to 10 in 2022Q2, the FNB/BER Civil Confidence Index increased further to 24 in 2022Q3, a level last reached in 2020Q1. Despite the improvement in sentiment, the current index level means that more than seventy-five per cent of read more
After moving marginally higher to 10 in 2022Q2, the FNB/BER Civil Confidence Index increased further to 24 in 2022Q3, a level last reached in 2020Q1. Despite the improvement in sentiment, the current index level means that more than seventy-five per cent of respondents were dissatisfied with prevailing business conditions.


Building survey, 2022Q3 (Download sample)

Date Uploaded: Sep 13 2022 9:00AM

Building confidence, as measured by the FNB/BER Building Confidence Index, remained unchanged at 34 in 2022Q3. During the quarter, main contractors saw sentiment decline by 17 points, followed by building material manufacturers (-12) and quantity surveyors read more
Building confidence, as measured by the FNB/BER Building Confidence Index, remained unchanged at 34 in 2022Q3. During the quarter, main contractors saw sentiment decline by 17 points, followed by building material manufacturers (-12) and quantity surveyors (-4). The downbeat sentiment of main contractors was due to a drop in confidence among residential builders. Meanwhile, the mood among non-residential builders improved significantly in 2022Q3 on the back of markedly better activity and somewhat better profitability.


Building survey (executive summary), 2022Q3

Date Uploaded: Sep 13 2022 9:00AM

Building confidence, as measured by the FNB/BER Building Confidence Index, remained unchanged at 34 in 2022Q3. During the quarter, main contractors saw sentiment decline by 17 points, followed by building material manufacturers (-12) and quantity surveyors read more
Building confidence, as measured by the FNB/BER Building Confidence Index, remained unchanged at 34 in 2022Q3. During the quarter, main contractors saw sentiment decline by 17 points, followed by building material manufacturers (-12) and quantity surveyors (-4). The downbeat sentiment of main contractors was due to a drop in confidence among residential builders. Meanwhile, the mood among non-residential builders improved significantly in 2022Q3 on the back of markedly better activity and somewhat better profitability.


Civil Construction survey, 2022Q2 (Download sample)

Date Uploaded: Jun 30 2022 9:00AM

Sentiment among contractors in the civil construction sector, as measured by the FNB/BER Civil Confidence Index, remained low at 10 in 2022Q2, from 9 in 2022Q1. The current index level means that ninety per cent of respondents are dissatisfied with prevailing read more
Sentiment among contractors in the civil construction sector, as measured by the FNB/BER Civil Confidence Index, remained low at 10 in 2022Q2, from 9 in 2022Q1. The current index level means that ninety per cent of respondents are dissatisfied with prevailing business conditions. Underpinning the still low confidence was poorer construction activity.


Building survey, 2022Q2 (Download sample)

Date Uploaded: Jun 15 2022 9:00AM

Building sector confidence, as measured by the FNB/BER Building Confidence Index, declined to 34, from 40 in 2022Q1. By far the biggest drag on confidence was the building material manufacturing sector where confidence fell by 43 index points to only 12. This read more
Building sector confidence, as measured by the FNB/BER Building Confidence Index, declined to 34, from 40 in 2022Q1. By far the biggest drag on confidence was the building material manufacturing sector where confidence fell by 43 index points to only 12. This was partially offset by a 21-point jump in main contractor confidence. On a more positive note, confidence in the “core” building sector (excluding building material manufacturers and hardware retailers) increased to 35, from 31 in 2022Q1


Building survey (executive summary), 2022Q2

Date Uploaded: Jun 15 2022 9:00AM

Building sector confidence, as measured by the FNB/BER Building Confidence Index, declined to 34, from 40 in 2022Q1. By far the biggest drag on confidence was the building material manufacturing sector where confidence fell by 43 index points to only 12. This read more
Building sector confidence, as measured by the FNB/BER Building Confidence Index, declined to 34, from 40 in 2022Q1. By far the biggest drag on confidence was the building material manufacturing sector where confidence fell by 43 index points to only 12. This was partially offset by a 21-point jump in main contractor confidence. On a more positive note, confidence in the “core” building sector (excluding building material manufacturers and hardware retailers) increased to 35, from 31 in 2022Q1


Civil Construction survey, 2022Q1 (Download sample)

Date Uploaded: Mar 31 2022 9:00AM

The FNB/BER Civil Confidence Index declined to 9, from 15 in 2021Q4. Overall, a stabilisation in activity growth and an expectation that activity will improve further next quarter was unable to offset concerns about the slow pace at which project tenders are read more
The FNB/BER Civil Confidence Index declined to 9, from 15 in 2021Q4. Overall, a stabilisation in activity growth and an expectation that activity will improve further next quarter was unable to offset concerns about the slow pace at which project tenders are adjudicated and awarded.


View Archive |

Home

About BER

About us
Meet the team
Product offering

Research

Forecasts
Data
Indices
Surveys
Research
Method

Media & events

Release calendar
Press Releases
Events

Internship programme

Click to Browse

SSL

Contact us

Terms of use
Privacy policy
Disclaimer
Glossary
Links
FAQ
Designed and powered by POP ® Software from Partner