[
 {
  "id": "sig01",
  "source": "spglobal-pmi-2026-10",
  "label": "PMI total activity",
  "value": 43.6,
  "unit": "index (50 = no change)",
  "period": "October 2026",
  "note": "Down from 46.1 in September; below 50 for the 22nd month running",
  "direction": "quieter",
  "region": "uk"
 },
 {
  "id": "sig02",
  "source": "spglobal-pmi-2026-10",
  "label": "PMI house building",
  "value": 35.1,
  "unit": "index",
  "period": "October 2026",
  "note": "Lowest since December 2025",
  "direction": "quieter",
  "region": "uk"
 },
 {
  "id": "sig03",
  "source": "spglobal-pmi-2026-10",
  "label": "PMI civil engineering",
  "value": 45.9,
  "unit": "index",
  "period": "October 2026",
  "note": "Slowest fall since May 2025",
  "direction": "quieter",
  "region": "uk"
 },
 {
  "id": "sig04",
  "source": "spglobal-pmi-2026-10",
  "label": "PMI commercial",
  "value": 46.3,
  "unit": "index",
  "period": "October 2026",
  "note": "Eased from September's 16-month high",
  "direction": "quieter",
  "region": "uk"
 },
 {
  "id": "sig05",
  "source": "ons-output-2026-08",
  "label": "ONS construction output, 3 months to August",
  "value": -1.0,
  "unit": "% vs previous 3 months",
  "period": "Jun-Aug 2026",
  "note": "Second consecutive 3-month fall; private new housing -3.2%",
  "direction": "quieter",
  "region": "uk"
 },
 {
  "id": "sig06",
  "source": "ons-output-2026-08",
  "label": "ONS monthly output, August",
  "value": -0.2,
  "unit": "% m/m",
  "period": "August 2026",
  "note": "Fourth consecutive monthly fall; repair and maintenance grew 0.4%",
  "direction": "quieter",
  "region": "uk"
 },
 {
  "id": "sig07",
  "source": "ons-output-2026-06",
  "label": "ONS new orders, Q2",
  "value": -11.8,
  "unit": "% q/q",
  "period": "Q2 2026",
  "note": "Fall of £1,232m vs Q1, mainly private commercial and public other new work",
  "direction": "quieter",
  "region": "uk"
 },
 {
  "id": "sig08",
  "source": "fmb-sot-h1-2026",
  "label": "FMB builders' workloads",
  "value": -4,
  "unit": "net balance",
  "period": "H1 2026",
  "note": "Down from +22 in H2 2025",
  "direction": "quieter",
  "region": "uk"
 },
 {
  "id": "sig09",
  "source": "fmb-sot-h1-2026",
  "label": "FMB builders' enquiries",
  "value": -10,
  "unit": "net balance",
  "period": "H1 2026",
  "note": "Down from +18 in H2 2025, the sharpest downturn of the three measures",
  "direction": "quieter",
  "region": "uk"
 },
 {
  "id": "sig10",
  "source": "rics-cm-2026-q3",
  "label": "RICS construction workloads",
  "value": -7,
  "unit": "net balance",
  "period": "Q3 2026",
  "note": "From -4 in Q2; sixth negative quarter in a row",
  "direction": "quieter",
  "region": "uk"
 },
 {
  "id": "sig11",
  "source": "rics-cm-2026-q3",
  "label": "RICS private housing workloads",
  "value": -18,
  "unit": "net balance",
  "period": "Q3 2026",
  "note": "From -12 in Q2",
  "direction": "quieter",
  "region": "uk"
 },
 {
  "id": "sig12",
  "source": "rics-cm-2026-q3",
  "label": "RICS infrastructure workloads",
  "value": 18,
  "unit": "net balance",
  "period": "Q3 2026",
  "note": "Strongest in eight quarters; energy +37",
  "direction": "busier",
  "region": "uk"
 },
 {
  "id": "sig13",
  "source": "rics-cm-2026-q3",
  "label": "RICS workload expectations, next 12 months",
  "value": 12,
  "unit": "net balance",
  "period": "Q3 2026",
  "note": "Broadly unchanged from +13",
  "direction": "steady",
  "region": "uk"
 },
 {
  "id": "sig14",
  "source": "rics-cm-2026-q3",
  "label": "RICS respondents citing labour shortages",
  "value": 36,
  "unit": "%",
  "period": "Q3 2026",
  "note": "Unchanged; insufficient demand cited by 41%",
  "direction": "steady",
  "region": "uk"
 },
 {
  "id": "sig15",
  "source": "bcis-insolvency-2026-09",
  "label": "Construction insolvencies, England and Wales, 12 months",
  "value": 3873,
  "unit": "firms",
  "period": "12 months to Sep 2026",
  "note": "2% fewer than a year earlier but 20% more than 2019 (3,221); construction has the most insolvencies of any sector",
  "direction": "steady",
  "region": "uk"
 },
 {
  "id": "sig16",
  "source": "bcis-insolvency-2026-09",
  "label": "Construction insolvencies, England and Wales, September",
  "value": 285,
  "unit": "firms",
  "period": "September 2026",
  "note": "16% of all insolvencies; 305 in August",
  "direction": "steady",
  "region": "uk"
 },
 {
  "id": "sig17",
  "source": "bcis-insolvency-2026-09",
  "label": "Construction insolvencies, Scotland, 12 months",
  "value": 191,
  "unit": "firms",
  "period": "12 months to Sep 2026",
  "note": "193 a year earlier",
  "direction": "steady",
  "region": "scotland"
 },
 {
  "id": "sig18",
  "source": "cpa-autumn-2026",
  "label": "CPA total construction output forecast 2026",
  "value": -4.0,
  "unit": "%",
  "period": "2026 forecast",
  "note": "Downgraded from -3.3% in Summer",
  "direction": "quieter",
  "region": "uk"
 },
 {
  "id": "sig19",
  "source": "cpa-autumn-2026",
  "label": "CPA total construction output forecast 2027",
  "value": 0.4,
  "unit": "%",
  "period": "2027 forecast",
  "note": "Downgraded from +1.2% in Summer",
  "direction": "steady",
  "region": "uk"
 },
 {
  "id": "sig20",
  "source": "cpa-autumn-2026",
  "label": "CPA private housing RM&I forecast 2026",
  "value": -8.0,
  "unit": "%",
  "period": "2026 forecast",
  "note": "Then -2.0% in 2027; basic repairs steady, heat pumps and solar PV growing",
  "direction": "quieter",
  "region": "uk"
 },
 {
  "id": "sig21",
  "source": "cpa-autumn-2026",
  "label": "CPA private new housing forecast 2026",
  "value": -10.0,
  "unit": "%",
  "period": "2026 estimate",
  "note": "Then -3.0% in 2027",
  "direction": "quieter",
  "region": "uk"
 },
 {
  "id": "sig22",
  "source": "cpa-autumn-2026",
  "label": "CPA infrastructure forecast 2026",
  "value": 2.5,
  "unit": "%",
  "period": "2026 forecast",
  "note": "Then +2.9% in 2027",
  "direction": "busier",
  "region": "uk"
 },
 {
  "id": "sig23",
  "source": "citb-cwo-2026-data",
  "label": "CITB output growth forecast 2026",
  "value": -0.2,
  "unit": "%",
  "period": "2026",
  "note": "Recovering to +1.8% in 2027",
  "direction": "quieter",
  "region": "uk"
 }
]