For 2014 as a whole, total construction starts climbed 7 percent to $575.3 billion, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. This continues the pattern of moderate expansion for total construction starts reported during the previous two years – 2012, up 10 percent; and 2013, up 9 percent.
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November Construction Jumps 13 Percent
New Construction Starts in November Climbed 13 Percent From The Previous Month; Highway And Bridge Construction Dropped 7 Percent By Mark S. Kuhar
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Highway And Bridge Construction In October Surges 27 Percent; Residential Building Up. By Mark S. Kuhar
Read MoreNovember Construction Jumps 13 Percent
At a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $677.8 billion, new construction starts in November climbed 13 percent from the previous month, according to Dodge Data & Analytics (formerly McGraw Hill Construction). Nonresidential building had a particularly strong month, lifted by the start of several unusually large projects, including two massive manufacturing plants and an airport terminal redevelopment. The nonbuilding construction…
Read MoreConstruction Starts in September Climb 10 Percent
Highways And Bridges Each Climbed 8 Percent, While Nonbuilding Construction Jumped 38 Percent. By Mark S. Kuhar
Read MoreOctober Construction Backs Off
The value of new construction starts settled back 4 percent in October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $589.8 billion, according to Dodge Data & Analytics (formerly McGraw Hill Construction). The decline followed the 10 percent increase reported in September, which was the strongest month for total construction starts so far in 2014.
Read MoreAugust Construction Falls 9 Percent
Decline Follows July’s Elevated Volume, However Highways Rose 7 percent, Bridges 9 Percent. By Mark S. Kuhar
Read MoreConstruction Starts in September Climb 10 Percent
New construction starts in September advanced 10 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $604.1 billion, according to McGraw Hill Construction, a division of McGraw Hill Financial. The increase followed an up-and-down pattern during the previous two months, and brought activity to its highest level so far during 2014.
Read MoreJuly Construction Rises; Highways Down
New Construction Starts Climbed 6 Percent, But Highway Work Took An Alarming Hit. By Mark S. Kuhar
Read MoreAugust Construction Declines; Highways Move Up
At a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $540.6 billion, new construction starts in August dropped 9 percent, according to McGraw Hill Construction, a division of McGraw Hill Financial. The decline followed July’s elevated volume, the strongest so far in 2014, and brought activity back to the average pace reported during the first seven months of this year.
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