‘Eventually, it’s going to all work out for America,' posited ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu during Construction Executive's 2025 Mid-Year Construction Economic Update and Forecast webinar.
June Nonresidential Construction Materials Prices Up 2.5% Year-Over-Year, 43% Since February 2020
Construction backlog is back up, but so are input prices for nonresidential construction materials.
Nonresidential Construction Spending Down 0.2% in May
That start of summer is seeing the start of a slowdown in nonresidential construction spending.
Construction Futures: June 2025 Economic Roundup
Could there be more rate cuts than the construction industry originally expected this year?
Tariffed Construction Materials Prices Rise in May
The tariffs are taking effect—and materials prices are reflecting that.
The Age of Uncertainty: Monitoring Construction Policy Shifts
By the time this article is read, it may be largely irrelevant. Policy is shifting daily, market volatility is acute and general economic instability is making risky what has generally been a rather strong postpandemic construction marketplace.
News Briefs: May-June 2025
ABC is entering the aerospace industry; equipment rental booms despite economic hindrance.
Nonresidential Construction Spending Dips 0.1% in April
Overall nonresidential construction spending declined ever so slightly in April, with private spending down and public spending up.










