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P&H Merchants’ February like-for-like value sales were down -0.4% as volumes fell -4.1% and prices increased +3.9%

The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report show like-for-like value sales (adjusted to remove the impact of trading days) for February 2026 thr...

P&H Merchants’ January like-for-like value sales up +3.0% year-on-year, but price drives the increase

The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report show total like-for-like value sales (adjusted to remove the impact of trading days) for January 202...

What’s new in the report?

Why are we making the changes? BMBI, and PHMI, readers will notice a few changes in the way we present builders’ merchant sales data in the reports. One of the aims is to give mo...