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Home » Topic » Business » Economy

Construction Backlog Indicator Slips in December, Contractor Confidence Remains Elevated

by ABC | Jan 15, 2025
Business | Economy

Year over year, ABC's Construction Backlog Indicator is down 0.3 months December 2023 to December 2024.

Construction Underperforms Broader Economy in December Jobs Report

by ABC | Jan 14, 2025
Business | Economy

As the construction labor force stalled at year's end in 2024, the workforce only logged 8,000 jobs added in December.

Nonresidential Construction Spending Dips 0.1% in November, Flat Year Over Year

by ABC | Jan 6, 2025
Business | Economy | Finance | Productivity

While construction spending was down in November, its impact was negligible, and contractors remain optimistic with deregulation and tax cuts on the horizon.

Monthly Construction Input Prices Unchanged in November

by ABC | Dec 20, 2024
Business | Economy | Finance | Productivity

Construction input prices hold steady at year's end, spurring confidence for 2025 among contractors.

Recession No More: 2025 Construction Economic Forecast Yields Positive Outlook

by Grace Calengor | Dec 13, 2024
Business | Economy

No recession in 2025? Anirban Basu seems optimistic about the state of the construction economy at year's end.

Setting the Stage for Growth

by Richard Branch | Dec 4, 2024
Business | Business Risk | Commercial | Economy | Features | Institutional | Manufacturing | Markets | Multifamily

Will 2025 be the year that construction can turn the page and transition into a more sustainable path for growth?

Storms Suppress Nonresidential Construction Spending in October

by ABC | Dec 4, 2024
Business | Economy | Finance | Productivity | Project Delivery

Devastation from Hurricanes Helene and Milton still lingers, affecting nonresidential construction spending.

Office Spending Has Taken a Huge Hit

by Anirban Basu | Dec 4, 2024
Business | Economy | Features | Institutional | Markets | Multifamily | Residential

It’s no secret that the pandemic and the rise of remote work fundamentally altered the demand for office space. What will that empty space look like going forward?
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