Example of a market size study for trades industry in US, UK, Asia and Australia markets with additional focus on no. of trades people and material spend in each region (list of sources included).

1. UK USA Australia Asia
Market size:
165,876
(£ million)
1,294
(billion U.S. dollars)
$134.2
billion
$4.95 / 5.5
trillion (exc/incl
India)
Number of tradesmen:
1,323.5
thousands
10.7
million
1.179
million
170.4
million
Material spend:
+5.4pp
vs. Jan'18
+12.7pp
vs. Jan'18
~6pp
vs. Apr'18
+5.9% China Building materials PPI growth
Construction Cost Index 100 105-120 65-70 18-30
https://www.arcadis.com/en/global/our-
perspectives/international-construction-costs-2018/

2. UK
Market size: Link Downloadable output Source
million) in 2017 - Table 2.8
incl. Construction of residential buildings and non-residential buildings: 57,839 (£ million) in 2017 - Table 2.8 https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/constructionindustry/datasets/constructionstatisticsannualtableslatest tables enclosed Construction statistics annual tables, Office for National Statistics open
While the construction market ..., growth is expected to average only 1.2% a year until 2020 https://www.lek.com/insights/ei/uk-construction-industry-2019-forecastexecutive insights enclosedBack to Basics: Why the U.K. Construction Sector Must Focus on Fundamentals, L.E.K.open
April construction output increased 0.4% in the three-month on three-month all work series, driven by a 1.0%
increase in repair and maintenance. https://cadvantage-knowledge.co.uk/product/news-articles/market-update-news-articles/construction-market-overview-june-2019/Construction market overview: June 2019
https://www.constructionproducts.org.uk/publications/economics/construction-industry-forecasts-quarterly-update-available-spring-autumn-winter/constructionConstruction Industry Forecast - Spring 2019, CPA paid content
https://www.experian.co.uk/economics/economic-forecasts/uk-construction-forecast.htmlsample enclosed UK Construction Forecast, Experian paid content
Number of tradesmen: Link Downloadable output
Employment by businesses classified to Construction - 3rd quarter each year: 1,323.5 thousands in 2017 -
Table 3.3b https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/constructionindustry/datasets/constructionstatisticsannualtableslatest tables enclosed Construction statistics annual tables, Office for National Statistics open
Workforce numbers are significantly below the levels required to fulfil current housebuilding projects and are
forecast to shrink further over the next seven years https://www.lek.com/insights/ei/uk-construction-industry-2019-forecastexecutive insights enclosedBack to Basics: Why the U.K. Construction Sector Must Focus on Fundamentals, L.E.K.open
Material spend: Link Downloadable output
Construction Material Price Indices: 123.2% in 2019 https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/806105/19-cs6_-_Construction_Building_Materials_-_CommMonthly Statistics of Building Materials and Components
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/building-materials-and-components-statistics-may-2019
USA
Market size: Link Downloadable output
Construction spending in the United States from 1998 to 2018, by sector (in billion U.S. dollars) https://www.statista.com/statistics/226355/us-public-and-private-sector-construction/U.S. Construction Industry - Statistics & Facts open
Total value of new private construction put in place in the U.S. from 1999 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)* https://www.statista.com/statistics/184363/value-of-new-private-construction-put-in-place-in-the-us-since-1999/ open
Value of U.S. local and state government commercial construction put in place from 2008 to 2018 (in million https://www.statista.com/statistics/190354/value-of-us-local-and-state-government-commercial-construction/ open
$1.3 trillion worth of structures each year https://www.agc.org/learn/construction-data AGC
Annual Value of Construction Put in Place 2018: 1,293,982 Millions of dollars https://www.census.gov/construction/c30/historical_data.html
https://www.statista.com/topics/974/construction/ U.S. Construction Industry - Statistics & Facts paid content
Number of tradesmen: Link Downloadable output
Number of production workers within the U.S. construction industry from 1998 to 2017 (in 1,000s) https://www.statista.com/statistics/193094/employment-in-production-within-us-construction-since-1996/Statista open
Number of employees in the U.S. construction industry from 2000 to 2017 (in 1,000s) https://www.statista.com/statistics/187412/number-of-employees-in-us-construction/Statista open
over 7 million employees https://www.agc.org/learn/construction-data AGC
6,873,286 employees in private owned consruction https://qwiexplorer.ces.census.gov/static/explore.html#x=0&g=0
Material spend: Link Downloadable output
Producer Price Index by Commodity for Special Indexes: Construction Materials https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/WPUSI012011
https://madisonsreport.com/2018/07/18/us-producer-price-index-construction-materials-june-2018/
https://canada.constructconnect.com/dcn/news/economic/2019/03/tracking-lumber-steel-concrete-gypsum-glass-construction-material-costs-producer-price-ind
Australia
Market size: Link Downloadable output
The construction sector is ... – contributing $134.2 billion to the economy in 2015-16 https://www.lendlease.com/better-places/20171219-what-does-the-future-hold-for-australias-construction-industry/
https://nationalindustryinsights.aisc.net.au/industries/construction
https://www.business.gov.au/planning/templates-and-tools/industry-factsheets/building-and-construction-industry-fact-sheet
https://aib.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Construction-Outlook-ACA.pdf
Number of tradesmen: Link Downloadable output
employing 1.1 million people https://www.lendlease.com/better-places/20171219-what-does-the-future-hold-for-australias-construction-industry/
1 179.1 000s employment level https://nationalindustryinsights.aisc.net.au/industries/construction

3. Material spend: Link Downloadable output
From April 2018, material price rises have occurred in concrete, brick, cement, formply, selected steel products
and residential windows. These increases are in the range of 2% to 10%. https://www.rlb.com/en/news/2018-07-10-construction-cost-escalation-forecast-across-australia-and-new-zealand/
Asia
Market size: Link Downloadable output
The construction market size in the APAC region, excluding India, is currently worth $4.95 trillion and is
expected to reach $5.45 trillion by 2021 growing at a CAGR of 4.09 percent. https://www.beroeinc.com/category-intelligence/construction-industry-asia-pacific-market/
ASEAN Construction Market at $250B potential http://amgfirst.com/index.php/insights/blog/39-asean-construction-2019
as India is at 10% https://www.statista.com/statistics/528788/construction-market-share-asia-pacific-by-country/
Number of tradesmen:
8.9% of employment in Construction, 1914.8 total employment https://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/multimedia/maps-and-charts/enhanced/WCMS_650049/lang--en/index.htm
https://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/multimedia/maps-and-charts/enhanced/WCMS_650035/lang--en/index.htm
Material spend:
5.9% China http://www.stats.gov.cn/english/PressRelease/201903/t20190311_1653176.html