Brick deliveries fell by 16 per cent in June compared with a year before amid a continued slowdown in construction work. Newly released figures from the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (DBIST) show 126 million bricks were delivered in the month, compared with 142 million in June 2025. Meanwhile, price inflation rose, with the department’s material price index rising by 6 per cent in the month from June 2025 levels. The data was released after brickmakers Forterra and Ibstock each reported falling turnover and profit in their interim results, citing weak demand and high energy costs. Loading…Construction Products Association economics director Noble Francis said the price rises were unsurprising and oil-based and energy-intensive products were hit particularly hard.