Merchant kitchen and bathroom sales demonstrate V bounce

Kitchens and bathroom second fastest-growing category in July

23 Sep, 20

According to the Builder’s Merchants Building Index (BMBI), the merchant sector bounced back strongly from a sharp rise in May through to July, with stronger kitchen and bathroom sales.

KBB merchant sales demonstrate V bounce

 

According to the BMBI’s July figures, value sales were 38.9% ahead compared with February to April.

Compared with the same three months of 2019, total sales were down 13.4% overall, but July 2020 sales were only 1.3% below July 2019.

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While Kitchens & Bathrooms Sales were 13.6% lower in July 2020 compared to July 2019, recovery in the merchant sector has followed the same upward trend as total value sales.

Total value sales was up 8.7% in July 2020 compared to June 2020, with Kitchens & Bathrooms as the second fastest-growing category (27.3%) behind Workwear and Safetywear (34.1%).

The monthly BMBI index for Total Builders Merchants was 131.9, with Kitchens & Bathrooms at 111.1