Economic Data

Episode #106 of the Today’s Electrical Economy podcast series sponsored by Champion Fiberglass will take a look at the results of the EW/Vertical Research Partners survey on business...

Episode #106 of the Today’s Electrical Economy podcast series sponsored by Champion Fiberglass will take a look at the results of the EW/Vertical Research Partners survey on business...

Building permits and business at architectural firms remain soft.

Check out EM's Key Economic Indicators for the electrical market.

Episode #103 of the Today’s Electrical Economy podcast series sponsored by Champion Fiberglass explores 10 key leading economic indicators that point to future economic conditions...

During the first seven months of this year, construction spending amounted to $1,237.5 billion, +8.8% above the $1,137.4 billion for the same period in 2023.

Over three-quarters of NEMA's EBCI panel members predicted better conditions, and none indicated that they foresee worse conditions in six months from now.

Episode 102 of the Today’s Electrical Economy podcast sponsored by Champion explores EW’s latest list of County All-Stars: U.S. Counties Growing the Fastest and Offering Big Increases...

Check out the latest building permit data and Dodge Momentum Index.

Dodge said total construction starts lost -19% in June, falling to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1 trillion.

Dodge says building owners and developers are optimistic about te 2025 construction market.

Construction spending didn't increase much in June from May, but the year-over-year increases are still holding up well.

The construction economists on AIA's Consensus Construction Forecast panel had different takes on the business fortunes of the construction market in 2024-2025.

New building permits, AIA architectural billings and the Conference Board's Leading Economic Indicators.

Episode 100 of the Today’s Electrical Economy podcast sponsored by ChampionFiberglass offers an update on electrical product pricing trends and a sneak preview of the 2024 Mid...

New building permits, AIA architectural billings and the Conference Board's Leading Economic Indicators.

Q2 2024 sales were up +3.4%, a fraction better than in Q1 2024.

The majority of respondents, 69%, report that current conditions are “unchanged” and 23% percent report current conditions are “better.”

The May figure is +6.4% above the May 2023 estimate of $2,011.8 billion.

As in the United States, mergers and acquisitions have transformed the Canadian electrical market, with many of the same large distributors acquiring independent, family-owned...

Episode #98 of this podcast series explore some of the largest construction projects underway and in the planning stages. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.