Construction Business Confidence Report Q1 2014

Synopsis
 The report projects the current and future operating conditions of the construction industry, and allows readers to make informed business decisions.
The report aims to drive revenues by understanding present and future economic and customer issues, according to key growth regions.
The reader will be provided with information on the key challenges, opportunities and priorities likely to affect the industry's growth prospects.
The report forecasts changes in supplier prices of various products, which is likely to influence the industry's growth prospects over the next six months.
The report identifies key changes in consumer confidence levels in the construction industry over the next six months.  

Summary
"Construction Business Confidence Report Q1 2014" is a new report by Timetric that analyzes construction industry executives' views on the global economy, expectations for consumer confidence, supplier prices, key business concerns, and how executives' future investments are set to change in Q1 2014. This report also provides access to a regional analysis of the industry's outlook, industry and company growth prospects, future opportunities, staff hiring, and sales performances. In addition to providing access to the opinions and strategies of global construction industry executives, it also examines their actions surrounding business priorities, threats and opportunities, and future investment areas over the next six months. Moreover, this report provides a comparative analysis of survey results with Q4 2013, wherever applicable. 
Scope
The report features the opinions of construction industry respondents about the economic overview, covering the following aspects:
The state of the economy
Growth prospects and consumer confidence
Supplier prices and levels of expenditure
Organizational outlook and strategy  
Reason To Buy
 This report is the result of an extensive survey drawn from Timetric's exclusive panel of leading construction industry executives. 
The report analyzes current economic conditions prevailing around the world and their impact on the construction industry.
The report forecasts company and industry growth prospects over the next six months.
The report provides information on the impact consumer confidence, supplier prices, and staff headcount are likely to have on the investment decisions of industry executives over the next six months.  
Key Highlights
 Globally, 51% of respondents state that they are operating in a 'stable' economic environment, while 22% state that the current economic conditions are 'favorable'.
Globally, industry executives identified 'the state of the global economy' as the biggest concern over the next six months. Executives are also worried about the impact of  new government proposals and the performance of euro-zone on the industry's overall performance.
Executives are less pessimistic about industry growth prospects in Q1 2014 than in Q4 2013.
'Improving operational efficiency', 'increasing sales' and 'growing market share' emerged as the most highlighted priorities by all executives.
 The cost of 'power and energy' is anticipated to increase by an average of 3.6% in Q1 2014.