The Economic Research Unit is one of the largest producers of cost data in the world.

In this section of our website you can learn more about the data that is available, how it is produced and verified and even get access to samples and on-line data immediately.

Why buy from us?

Using our data will help you improve your estimating efficiency and accuracy no matter what part of the supply or procurement process you operate in.

We take great pride in what we produce and to reflect our confidence in our products we offer a full 30 day money back guarantee on all purchases.

Can I trust the data?

Cost data is researched by a dedicated team of analysts throughout the supply chains of the construction industry. This data is used to update the costs produced within our price books and databases. The outputs of which are then verified before publication using the latest project data available from actual live projects commencing at the time of verification. This level of validation means that we can offer the highest level of accuracy on the prices making sure that you know what the real market price for the work is.

The way that we research and update our prices mean that we can offer quarterly updates and also even UK regional specific pricing on all of our UK databases. All with the same level of confidence as our UK national average productions.

We have also linked life cycle costing and carbon embodiment data to our database structure, this means that you can also get the benefit of this cutting edge development before government legislation forces you to.

Do we offer anything for locations other than the UK?

Yes, through our network of offices we can also offer this for a large number of countries around the world. Please contact us with your requirements and we will be happy to discuss further

So how can you get this data?

There are many simple and easy ways to access the data on offer. The common ways are listed below but please feel free to contact us if you have more specific needs.

We offer a number of Price Books which you can order on-line and will be posted on the same working day (if received before 3pm). Please see our Price Books here.

We can also offer electronic versions of these Price Books. Please contact us›.

We licence our databases to construction estimating software houses for re-selling. Please ask your software provider about the availability of our databases or learn more here.

We offer (upon registration›) free access to our Little Black Books. These are benchmarked construction guides designed for feasibility estimating purposes. Please see our Little Black Books here.

We also offer (upon registration›) access to our Economic Bulletins and press releases.


Please use the navigation bar to the left or the links to view our Price Books, Little Black Books, Economic Bulletins and published articles.