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Construction starts fall in November, but up for the year
At a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $563.3 billion, new construction starts fell 5 percent in November compared to October, reports Dodge Data & Analytics. These statistics lowered the Dodge Index to 119. Despite this decline, total construction starts during… Keep Reading
New construction starts fall in August
New construction starts fell 11 percent in August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $554.5 billion, reports Dodge Data & Analytics, lowering the Dodge Momentum Index to 117. Each of construction’s sectors experienced declines. Nonresidential building in August dropped… Keep Reading
New construction starts hold steady in July
According to Dodge Data & Analytics, new construction starts in July remained unchanged from June at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $629.4 billion. The Dodge Momentum Index also remained at 133. In July, nonresidential building rose 2 percent to… Keep Reading
Construction starts up 3 percent in May
According to Dodge Data & Analytics, new construction starts in May rose 3 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $729.7 billion and a Dodge Index of 154. The rise mainly can be attributed to a liquefied natural gas… Keep Reading
April construction starts rise 10 percent
According to Dodge Data & Analytics, the value of new construction starts in April increased 10 percent from March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $698.7 billion and a Dodge Index of 148. The increase can be attributed to… Keep Reading
February construction starts surge forward
According to Dodge Data & Analytics, construction starts in February jumped forward 16 percent at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $724.3 billion. The Dodge Index for February read 153 compared to January’s 132 reading. Nonbuilding construction in February increased… Keep Reading
January construction rises 9 percent
According to Dodge Data & Analytics, the value of new construction starts climbed 9 percent in January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $621 billion with a Dodge Index of 131. The increase in January construction was due in… Keep Reading
2014 total construction starts rise despite December decline
According to Dodge Data & Analytics, new construction starts in December decreased 16 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $568.2 billion, reading 120 for the Dodge Index. In December, nonresidential building fell 23 percent to $196.6 billion, with… Keep Reading
October construction starts fall 4 percent
According to Dodge Data & Analytics, the value of new construction starts fell 4 percent in October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $589.8 billion, lowering the Dodge Index to 125. October’s construction starts dropped 6 percent from September,… Keep Reading
