BMBI reports kitchen and bathroom value sales growth in merchants

The Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, published in March, shows total value sales in January were up, with the strongest year-on-year growth in recent months.

11 Apr, 22

The Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, published in March, shows total value sales in January were up, with the strongest year-on-year growth in recent months.

BMBI reports kitchen and bathroom value sales growth in merchants

However, increases have been driven by price inflation (+15.1%) rather than volume growth (+7.8%).

Total value sales were 24.1% higher in January 2022 compared to the same month in 2021.

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Renewables & Water Saving (+35.8%), Timber & Joinery Products (+31.5%), Landscaping (+28.9%) and Kitchens & Bathrooms (+28.8%) all outperformed the merchants generally.

Compared to January 2019, a pre-pandemic year, total merchant value sales were 15.1% higher in January 2022, with two less trading days this year.

Ten of the 12 categories sold more including Timber & Joinery Products (+31.9%), Landscaping (+32.5%) and Kitchens & Bathrooms (+11.4%).

Total sales in the three months from November 2021 to January 2022 were up 19.3% on the same period last year, with all categories selling more.

Timber & Joinery Products (+29.2%) did best, while Kitchens & Bathrooms (+17.9%) and Plumbing Heating & Electrical (+14.6%) also grew strongly. Total like-for-like sales were 17.3% higher.

Month-on-month total merchant sales were 28.7% up in January 2022 compared to December 2021, helped by three more trading days in January. Kitchens & Bathrooms (+25.7%) also performed well.

BMBI is a brand of the Builders’ Merchants Federation and uses GfK Builders Merchants Point of Sale Tracking Data, which analyses sales out, from over 80% of generalist builders merchants across Great Britain.