Construction Backlog Declines in October
After surpassing its pre-pandemic level in September, backlog is now back below the reading observed at the start of the pandemic, according to ABC.
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Nonresidential Construction Spending Ticks Up in September
The construction industry had 422,000 job openings in September, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors’ analysis.
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Construction Backlog Indicator Rises in Sept.
Backlog is once again above the level observed at the start of the pandemic, according to the Associated Builders and Contractors.
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Construction Backlog Indicator Rises in May
The ABC analysis comes around the same time it was announced that construction prices rose 2.3% in May compared to the previous month.
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Construction Input Prices Continue to Rise
Construction prices rose 2.3% in May compared to the previous month, and construction input prices are up 21.4% from a year ago.
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Construction Input Prices Rise 2.6% in February
An Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of Producer Price Index data shows construction input prices are up 24.4% from a year ago.
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Construction Spending Rises in December
But nonresidential construction spending fell 0.7%, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors data analysis.
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ABC: Decline in Structure Investments Continues
The U.S. economy grew in the fourth quarter, but investment in nonresidential structures decreased at an annual rate of 11.4%.
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Construction Input Prices Jump 0.6% in December
An Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of Producer Price Index data shows prices increased over November.
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Nonresidential Construction Employment Rose in December
The industry added 22,000 net jobs in December, and the industry has recovered slightly more than 1 million of the jobs lost in 2020.
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Nonresidential Construction Employment Rises
The industry added 31,000 net jobs in November, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. labor data.
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Oct. Construction Spending Up
Spending during October 2021 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.598 trillion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
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ABC Names Chair and Exec Committee
ABC board members chose Stephanie Schmidt, president of Poole Anderson Construction, as 2022 national chair of the board of directors.
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ABC: 78% of Contractors Using New Tech
Associated Builders and Contractors released its first construction technology report, which studies tools and tech members use at worksites.
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Building Material Prices Rise
Construction input prices increased 1.5% in October, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of recent BLS data.
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