Construction Industry

For the 12 months ending Jan. 2025, total construction starts were up +4% from the 12 months ending Jan. 2024. Residential starts were up +5%, nonresidential starts were flat,...

DMI is a monthly measure of the value of nonresidential building projects going into planning, shown to lead construction spending for nonresidential buildings by a full year....

The largest non-residential building projects to break ground in December were the $1.6-billion Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital Replacement in Houston, TX; the $1.2-billion San Antonio...

Dept. of Census data for total construction spending showed a solid YOY boost, with a +6.5% boost to $2,023.7 billion.

The construction industry finished 2024 with a sold basel

During the first ten months of this year, construction spending amounted to $1,814.8 billion, +7.2% above the $1,693.2 billion for the same period in 2023.

Some surprises in the construction categories with the largest YOY spending increases: Air, Plastic/Rubber & Transportation Equipment.

Building permits and business at architectural firms remain soft.

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.

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

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

The value of new construction still looks decent on a year-over-year basis.

During the first two months of this year, construction spending amounted to $298.1 billion, +11.9% above the $266.5 billion for the same period in 2023.

The AIA Billings Index and the Conference Board's U.S. Leading Indicators both showed signs of better times ahead.

Construction in the Computer/Electronic/Electrical category is still roaring and at $125.9 billion for the month is up +51.6% over Jan. 2023.

The Dodge Momentum Index (DMI), rose +0.1% in January to 184.1 points (2000=100) from the revised December reading of 183.9 points. Over the month, commercial planning fell -1...