Nonbuilding Construction Jumped 40%; Highway and Bridge Construction Grew 4%. By Mark S. Kuhar
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February Construction Starts Dip 3%
Two of the Three Main Construction Sectors Registered Weaker Activity in February. By Mark S. Kuhar
Read MoreJanuary Construction Starts Rise 2 Percent
Modest Improvement Follows Two Months of Decline; Highways Slip. By Mark S. Kuhar
Read MoreNew Construction Starts Decline 10 Percent
Highway and Bridge Construction in December Climbed 19 Percent; Up 5 Percent for Year. By Mark S. Kuhar
Read MoreNew Construction Starts in November Slip 7 Percent
Nonresidential Building Pulls Back From October’s Brisk Pace; Highways Down. By Mark S. Kuhar
Read MoreOctober Construction Starts Soar 21 Percent
Nonresidential Building in October Surged 53 Percent; Highway and Bridge Construction Starts Climbed 26 Percent. By Mark S. Kuhar
Read MoreAggregates Production
Aggregates producers are moving full-steam ahead, with or without a new federal infrastructure bill. An estimated 658 million metric tons (Mt) of total construction aggregates was produced and shipped for consumption in the United States in the second quarter of 2018, an increase of 7 percent compared with that of the second quarter of 2017, according to Jason Willett, crushed…
Read MoreConstruction Outlook
Dodge Data & Analytics released its 2019 Dodge Construction Outlook, a mainstay in construction industry forecasting and business planning. The report predicts that total U.S. construction starts for 2019 will be $808 billion, staying essentially even with the $807 billion estimated for 2018.
Read MoreTransportation Construction Forecast
The U.S. transportation infrastructure market is expected to grow 4.2 percent in 2019, according to the annual economic forecast released Dec. 5, 2018, by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA).
Read MoreResidential Housing
The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the new residential construction statistics for October 2018:
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