The Bureau for Economic Research has published an update compiling its sectoral surveys of inflation expectations for manufacturing, retail, other services and building and construction. The snapshot summarises how businesses in each sector expect prices to move over the coming months, complementing the BER’s broader trends and forecast work.
For investors, these survey readings matter because they can foreshadow input-cost and selling-price pressures that affect profit margins, capital spending and consumer demand across different parts of the economy. Divergence between sectors—such as stronger inflation expectations in construction versus retail—also points to uneven pricing dynamics and potential winners and losers among listed companies.
Read the BER’s detailed tables and commentary for the full breakdown of responses and the latest forecast context: the full announcement.