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[ad_1] 12-3-22 This plot is not showing good performance. Volume and jobs should be moving directly in tandem. When inflation … Read more

[ad_1] A few brief comments. More comments to follow See also Construction Briefs Nov’22 With only one month to go … Read more

[ad_1] Construction Inflation PPI Final Demand updated 4-15-23 See Table Usually construction budgets are prepared from known “current” costs. If … Read more

[ad_1] Only once in 25 years have heavy engineering construction jobs increased more than 5% in one year (7.5% in … Read more

[ad_1] Two plots track how construction forecast matches up to actual spending. The light line is the monthly growth predicted … Read more

[ad_1] Construction spending for 2022 in the 2-1-23 release is $520 billion, up 11.6% Construction Starts (per Dodge) up ~38% … Read more

[ad_1] 2-1-23 Initial Year end construction spending for 2022 is out today. This is when I compare my forecast for … Read more

[ad_1] 2-2-23 Total construction spending in 2023 will increase only 4.2% over 2022. Nonresidential Buildings will lead construction spending in … Read more

[ad_1] Construction volume is spending without inflation. If we want to know whether business is growing, we need to look … Read more

[ad_1] Construction is booming. Nonresidential buildings is leading growth. For the first two months of the year, total construction spending … Read more

[ad_1] The next big challenge in construction forecasting is to determine, Will nonres bldgs spending increase without an equal increase … Read more