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Input prices and bid prices for construction changed little from November to December or year-over-year (y/y), according to data the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) posted...
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January 20, 2025
Contractors are generally optimistic about the outlook for nonresidential and multifamily construction in 2025, while expectations differ from a year ago, based on the 2025 AGC/...
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January 10, 2025
Construction spending (not adjusted for inflation) totaled $2.15 trillion in November at a seasonally adjusted annual rate, unchanged from the downwardly revised October rate and...
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January 06, 2025
Seasonally adjusted construction employment rose year-over-year (y/y) from November 2023 to November 2024 in 41 states and the District of Columbia and declined in nine states,...
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December 23, 2024
Contractors are invited to complete the 2025 AGC/Sage National Construction Hiring and Business Outlook survey today. The survey will close at midnight EST tonight,...
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December 16, 2024
Construction employment, seasonally adjusted, totaled 8,313,000 in November, a gain of 10,000 from October and 211,000 (2.6%) year-over-year (y/y), according to AGC’s ...
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December 09, 2024
Construction spending (not adjusted for inflation) totaled $2.17 trillion in October at a seasonally adjusted annual rate, up 0.4% from the upwardly revised September rate and up...
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December 03, 2024
Seasonally adjusted construction employment rose year-over-year (y/y) from October 2023 to October 2024 in 41 states, fell in eight states and the District of Columbia, and held...
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November 25, 2024
Most construction input and bid prices changed little in October, according to data the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) posted on Thursday. The producer price index (...
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November 18, 2024
The Dodge Momentum Index (DMI) decreased 5.3% in October from the revised September reading, Dodge Construction Network reported on Thursday. Commercial planning fell 6....
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November 11, 2024