What lies ahead for the construction industry?

Building & Construction Activity

Data, forecasts and analysis covering the amount of work in all segments, from residential and non-residential building, to infrastructure, utilities and resources – including detailed project lists.

Construction Costs

Forecasts of future changes in the cost of building & construction work, by detailed input type (labour, materials, equipment and services) – for use in project planning and cost escalation.

Product Demand Forecasting

Estimates and forecasts of demand for construction materials and other products – derived from rigorously compiled models and research into the requirements of major projects

Latest Report Summaries

Data Centre Building Outlook – Australia

This report provides a detailed picture of the current upturn in infrastructure construction, including the timing of major projects, key drivers, and the expected timing of the peak and next downturn.

Non-Residential Building – Office Construction Outlook

This report examines the current high office vacancy rates across the country. Our analysis describes its causes and forecasts the timing of the upturn and peak broken down by each state.

Australian Construction Outlook – Non-Residential Building

This report examines the current downturn underway in the non-residential building sector, describes its causes and forecasts the timing of the coming recovery, by sector and state.

Australian Construction Outlook – Transport Infrastructure

This report provides a detailed picture of the current upturn in infrastructure construction, including the timing of major projects, key drivers, and the expected timing of the peak and next downturn.

Australian Construction Materials Forecasts

Our latest forecasts assess the implications for construction materials demand of the current outlook for building and construction.

Australian Construction Projects Database

This latest list of projects corresponds with our fully revised set of forecasts published in November 2023.

Australian Regional Construction Outlook

Our latest regional forecasts for residential building and construction have just been released.

Australian Construction Outlook – Overview

The Overview report provides a summary of the construction sector in Australia. It contains the high level forecasts from Macromonitor’s reports on each of the sub-sectors of construction, adding up to total construction activity.

Australian Construction Outlook – Utilities

This report highlights the main drivers of the current upturn in utilities construction – strong focus towards renewable energy investment, additional spending on the NBN and a recovery on the construction of gas pipelines