{"id":33125,"date":"2025-11-07T10:54:05","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T18:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/dodge-momentum-index-falls-back-7-in-october\/"},"modified":"2025-11-07T10:54:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T18:54:05","slug":"dodge-momentum-index-falls-back-7-in-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/dodge-momentum-index-falls-back-7-in-october\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodge Momentum Index Falls Back 7% in October"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/files\/membership-default-internal\/\" class=\"memberhide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/01\/20220718_175041000_iOS.jpg\" alt=\"-\"><\/a><br\/><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"text\">\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dodge Momentum Index \u2013 October 2025\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eNve5dOzvsE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Nonresidential Planning Activity Levels Off After Recent Surge<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">BOSTON, MA\u00a0\u2013\u00a0November\u00a07,\u00a02025\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2014<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Dodge Momentum Index (DMI), issued by Dodge Construction Network, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">decreased\u00a07.1%\u00a0in\u00a0October\u00a0to\u00a0283.3\u00a0(2000=100) from the\u00a0upwardly\u00a0revised\u00a0reading of\u00a0304.8.\u00a0Over the month,\u00a0commercial planning\u00a0declined\u00a02.9%\u00a0and\u00a0institutional planning\u00a0slowed by\u00a015.2%.\u00a0Year-to-date, the DMI is up\u00a035% from the average reading over the same period in 2024.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cAfter several months of record-breaking levels, planning momentum\u00a0slowed\u00a0in October,\u201d stated Sarah Martin, Associate Director of Forecasting at Dodge Construction Network.\u00a0\u201cActivity remains solid across the board, especially for data centers and hospitals. However, recent growth should not solely be attributed to gains in real activity. Anticipated increases in labor and material costs are also driving up project expenses and are inflating the overall trend in the DMI. In the coming months, Dodge anticipates activity to continue to decelerate on average, especially as macroeconomic risks continue to\u00a0mount.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On the commercial side,\u00a0activity slowed down for warehouses and hotels, while planning momentum was sustained for data centers, traditional office buildings and retail stores.\u00a0On the institutional side,\u00a0education and\u00a0healthcare\u00a0planning\u00a0have slowed\u00a0down,\u00a0after strong activity in recent months. Meanwhile,\u00a0recreational\u00a0and public planning continued to grow. Year-over-year, the DMI was up\u00a052% when compared to\u00a0October\u00a02024. The commercial segment was up 54% (+43% when data centers are removed) and the institutional segment was up\u00a049% over the same period.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A total of\u00a045\u00a0projects valued at $100 million or more entered planning throughout\u00a0October.\u00a0The largest commercial project included Buildings 1,2, and 3 on the Amazon Data Center Campus in Hamlet, North Carolina \u2013 each valued at $500 million dollars. The $500 million CyrusOne Data Center in Talkington Township, Illinois and the $500 million Hut 8 Corp. Data Center in Batavia, Illinois also topped the list. The largest institutional projects to enter planning were the $400 million Scripps Memorial La Jolla Medical Tower III in San Diego, California, the $260 million SW Life Science Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the $198 million Mission Hospital Expansion in Asheville, North Carolina.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The DMI is<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a monthly measure based on the three-month moving value of nonresidential building projects going into planning, shown to lead construction spending for nonresidential buildings by a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">full year\u00a0to 18 months.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-26944\" src=\"https:\/\/www.construction.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DMI-Oct25-Chart-1-300x156.png\" alt=\"DMI Oct25 Chart 1\" width=\"780\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.construction.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DMI-Oct25-Chart-1-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/www.construction.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DMI-Oct25-Chart-1-1024x532.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.construction.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DMI-Oct25-Chart-1.png 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-26943\" src=\"https:\/\/www.construction.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DMI-Oct25-Chart-2-300x156.png\" alt=\"DMI Oct25 Chart 2\" width=\"761\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.construction.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DMI-Oct25-Chart-2-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/www.construction.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DMI-Oct25-Chart-2-1024x532.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.construction.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DMI-Oct25-Chart-2.png 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 761px) 100vw, 761px\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p>###<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Dodge Construction Network<\/strong><br \/><span data-teams=\"true\"><span class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">Dodge Construction Network harnesses data, analytics, and industry connections to be the leading source of insights and opportunities in the commercial construction industry. 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