August 13, 2019 | by: NDA
From azbigmedia.com. Construction input prices expanded 0.8% in July but are down 0.6% year-over-year, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data released today. Nonresidential construction input prices also increased 0.8% for the month but have declined 0.3% on a year-ago basis.
From forconstructionpros.com. More than 10 years after the end of the most severe financial crisis since the Great Depression, the U.S. economy is again making history by continuing its longest-ever expansion. Nevertheless, emerging weakness in business investment has been hinting at softening outlays, giving commercial and industrial construction contractors cause for concern, according to a mid-year economic outlook by Anirban Basu, chief economist of Associated Builders and Contractors.
August 07, 2019 | by: NDA
From Dodge Data & Analytics. On Wednesday, August 14th join Dodge Data & Analytics for this exclusive Midyear Update Webinar presented by Robert Murray, Chief Economist, Vice President of Dodge Data & Analytics. You’ll hear Bob discuss emerging economic and political trends that will have a major impact on the 2019 construction industry.
August 06, 2019 | by: NDA
From Construction & Demolition Recylcing. A lot has changed in the construction and demolition (C&D) recycling industry since Construction & Demolition Recycling’s predecessor publication, C&D Recycler, debuted in 1999. We talked with a panel of industry experts about how the industry has shifted over the years and what new changes might be on the horizon.
August 05, 2019 | by: NDA
From demolitionnews.com. The crowd-funding website Kickstarter is a strangle old place. For every mutli-million dollar idea that attracts its initial funding on the platform, there are literally hundreds of other ill-conceived ideas that will never make it off the drawing board: skateboards for the blind; hard hats made entirely from cheese; bicycles for fish (OK, I made up all of these but you get the picture).
August 01, 2019 | by: NDA
From forconstructionpros.com. In June, estimated not seasonally adjusted construction unemployment rates fell nationally and in 40 states and increased in 10 on a year-over-year basis, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data. For the second month in a row, all 50 states posted construction unemployment rates of less than 10%.
July 31, 2019 | by: NDA
From the American Subcontractors Association, Contractor's Compass. Trade contractors are facing swift economic tailwinds. Construction and development are booming across most of the country. Work isn’t scarce, but in many cases, a skilled workforce is. It becomes the limiting factor in choosing which projects to build and when. As demand for services grows, trade contractors are more selective in choosing their customers.
July 30, 2019 | by: NDA
From Construction & Demolition Recycling. The U.S. economy expanded at a 2.1 percent annualized rate during the second quarter of 2019 with consumer spending leading the way, according to a recent Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis data. This rate of growth exceeded the consensus expectation that second quarter growth would be closer to 1.8 percent.
July 29, 2019 | by: NDA
From the National Association of Home Builders. In the fourth quarter of 2018, 56,950 apartment units were completed, an 18 percent decline from the fourth quarter of 2017 (69,640) (Figure 1). Apartment completions in the fourth quarter of 2018 were at their lowest point since the fourth quarter of 2013.
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