12 October 2012 6:47am

One pointer to a worsening in credit quality for lenders is a rise in the level of adverse indicators relating to two bellwether industries – construction and transport.

Dun & Bradstreet has extracted data from its scores on the likelihood a company will experience financial stress in the coming 12 months, a data-set used by many lenders.

The D&B data looks at the percentage of transport and construction firms that have had their risk rating downgraded.