Highway and Bridge Construction Advances 16 Percent; First Six Months of 2015 Up 23 Percent. By Mark S. Kuhar
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May Construction Starts Increase 3 Percent
Residential Building Shows Modest Improvement In May; Highway And Bridge Construction Slips 1 Percent. By Mark S. Kuhar
Read MoreConstruction Starts Rise 23 Percent in First Half of Year
During the first six months of 2015, total construction starts on an unadjusted basis were reported at $336.0 billion, up 23 percent from the same period a year ago, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. If the volatile electric utility and gas plant category is excluded, total construction starts during the first half of 2015 would be up a more…
Read MoreMay Construction Starts Increase 3 Percent
At a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $729.7 billion, new construction starts in May climbed 3 percent compared to April’s already elevated pace, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. The nonbuilding construction sector provided much of the lift, given an exceptionally strong amount reported for the electric power and gas plant category, which reflected a massive liquefied natural gas (LNG)…
Read MoreNew Construction Starts in April Advance 10 Percent
The value of new construction starts in April increased 10 percent from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $698.7 billion, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. The nonresidential building sector came in particularly strong, lifted by the inclusion of two massive projects as April starts – an $8.1 billion petrochemical plant in Louisiana and a $1.2…
Read MoreFebruary Construction Starts Jump 16 Percent
Three New Projects Valued In Excess Of $1 Billion Each; Highway And Bridge Work Advances 12 Percent. By Mark S. Kuhar
Read MoreKey Projects Drive February Construction Starts
At a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $724.3 billion, new construction starts in February advanced 16 percent compared to the previous month, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. Much of the lift came from three massive projects valued each in excess of $1 billion that were included as February construction starts.
Read MoreJanuary Construction Climbs 9 Percent
Public Works Grew 7 Percent In January; Highway And Bridge Construction Held Steady With Its December Pace. By Mark S. Kuhar
Read MoreJanuary Construction Climbs 9 Percent
The value of new construction starts climbed 9 percent in January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $621.0 billion, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. The increase for total construction was the result of an especially strong performance by the nonbuilding construction sector, which benefitted from the start of a massive liquefied natural gas terminal facility in Texas.
Read MoreNew Construction Starts Decrease 16 Percent
Nonresidential Building And Nonbuilding Construction Experience Substantial Declines; Highways Up 2 Percent. By Mark S. Kuhar
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