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David Chereb
Dr. David Chereb has many years of experience forecasting construction materials, and his web-based forecasting models have captured every major turning point in materials demand for more than 15 years. Chereb received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Southern California. He can be reached at david.chereb@sc-marketanalytics.com.
Posts by David Chereb
P&Q contributor David Chereb delivers his latest forecast, focusing on fundamental changes that are sending nonresidential and residential construction in different directions.
With the pandemic possibly nearing an end once again, the next few years could present tremendous growth – if supply chain issues are settled.
Although aggregate pricing strength remains, uncertainty is once again surfacing because of the pandemic and other factors.
The inability to fully shake COVID will result in minor impacts to aggregate demand, according to P&Q contributor David Chereb.
Although passage of a major infrastructure bill this summer remains an unknown, the outlook for aggregate demand remains fairly positive. P&Q contributor David Chereb explains.
Aggregate pricing strength will return by mid-2021 in most areas and do even better in 2022, forecasts P&Q contributor David Chereb.
P&Q contributor David Chereb says the industry can expect an infrastructure bill and a growing economy to charge aggregate demand in the months and years to come.
The economy is growing rapidly, and it will grow fast enough that labor shortages will show up in select industries – including construction, David Chereb writes.
An infrastructure bill could have passed easily in early 2021, but coming after $5 trillion in stimulus spending, its future looks somewhat uncertain.
