Construction starts step back in September 2020
Total construction starts dipped 18 percent in September to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $667.7 billion, essentially taking back August’s gain.
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Report: Good momentum for nonresidential sector
The Dodge Momentum Index was up nearly 4 percent in September, and it’s made steady upward progress since June of this year.
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Dodge Momentum Index shows second consecutive rise
Dodge Data & Analytics reported the second consecutive monthly rise in its Momentum Index, a sign that the construction sector is continuing to recover.
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Construction starts lose ground in July 2020
Building starts were on the rise, Dodge Data & Analytics says, but nonbuilding starts moved lower during the month.
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Commercial projects thrust Dodge Momentum Index upward
Dodge Data & Analytics’ monthly index measuring nonresidential building projects in planning was up for the first time in 2020 in the month of July.
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Branch: Although the recession is ‘over,’ the recovery will present obstacles
Dodge Data & Analytics’ Richard Branch explains why ‘optimism’ is kind of a strong word to describe how he feels about the road ahead.
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Redefining ‘recession’ and the case that it’s already over
A National Bureau of Economic Research committee strayed within recent weeks from the textbook definition of ‘recession,’ arguing that one began in March of this year. Dodge Data & Analytics’ Richard Branch offers some perspective on the committee’s rationale.
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Dodge Momentum Index loses ground in June 2020
The index dropped 6.6 percent in June. The slower pace suggests the recovery in the construction sector will be modest, according to Dodge Data & Analytics.
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