Orders Fall as Manufacturers Struggle to Absorb Cost Pressures

Orders fall as manufacturers struggle to absorb cost pressures

Manufacturing output fell in the three months to July, according to the latest quarterly CBI Industrial Trends Survey, extending a period of flat or falling volumes that began in mid-2024. The decline in output volumes was broad-based, but driven by the food, drink & tobacco, paper, printing & media and metal products sub-sectors. Just two […]

Acquisitions Increasing Among Home Builders

At the start of 2026, most home builders predicted that high mortgage rates and hesitancy among buyers would be their toughest challenges this year. They weren’t wrong: the 30-year mortgage rate averaged 6.49% in June and housing demand has weakened, as reflected by flat mortgage applications in the first half of the year. As a […]

Orders fall as manufacturers struggle to absorb cost pressures – CBI Industrial Trends Survey

NAHB: Builder Sentiment Declines Again Amid High Rates, Cost Pressures - The MortgagePoint

Homebuilder confidence in the market for newly constructed single-family homes declined from June, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index, as economic uncertainty and ongoing affordability issues continue to be a significant concern.