Tag: economy
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Construction starts step back in September 2020
Read More →: Construction starts step back in September 2020Total construction starts dipped 18 percent in September to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $667.7 billion, essentially taking back August’s gain.
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Report: 82 percent of contractors have ‘moderate to high’ confidence in U.S. market
Read More →: Report: 82 percent of contractors have ‘moderate to high’ confidence in U.S. market“We may be turning the corner,” the U.S. Chamber of Commerce says, reporting that 82 percent of contractors have moderate to high…
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Construction starts down 6 percent in January 2020
Read More →: Construction starts down 6 percent in January 2020Residential building starts fell 8 percent, nonresidential building lost 6 percent and nonbuilding starts moved 2 percent lower.
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Dodge Momentum Index declines in January 2020
Read More →: Dodge Momentum Index declines in January 2020The index fell 2.7 percent in January to 152.5 from a revised December reading of 156.7, according to Dodge Data & Analytics.
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Construction starts drop in December 2019
Read More →: Construction starts drop in December 2019The precipitous drop from November to December was based on noteworthy gains in November’s utility and manufacturing sectors.
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Construction industry to see new, normal level
Read More →: Construction industry to see new, normal levelTakeaways from a Dodge Data & Analytics presentation show that while the construction industry isn’t growing like it once did, activity is…
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Healthy indicators remain for portable equipment sales
Read More →: Healthy indicators remain for portable equipment salesDespite 2019 equipment sales failing to keep pace with 2018, Editor-in-Chief Kevin Yanik details why the market remains relatively strong for portable…
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Dodge Momentum Index retreats in latest report
Read More →: Dodge Momentum Index retreats in latest reportThe index dipped 0.5 percent in April to 144.3 from the revised March reading of 145.1, according to Dodge Data & Analytics.