Construction starts for March have dropped by 1% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.06 trillion, according to the latest figures released in Dodge Construction Network's new Construction Starts Index.  For the month, nonresidential building starts went down 9%, while nonbuilding... View full entry

The latest Dodge Momentum Index (DMI) information for March has shown a continued decrease in economic activity, dropping 8.6% to a new score of 164.0 from February's revised total of 179.5. Over the month, commercial planning fell 3.2%, while institutional planning dropped 17.2%. The decline in... View full entry

The total value of construction starts for February fell by 8% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.07 trillion, according to the latest data from Dodge Construction Network.  For the month, nonresidential building starts dropped 16%, while nonbuilding starts were down 3%, and... View full entry

The latest Dodge Momentum Index (DMI) information for February has shown a slight decrease in economic activity, dropping 1.4% to a new score of 180.5 from January’s revised total of 183.0. Over the month, commercial planning fell 2.3% while institutional planning ticked up 0.1%. The drop in the... View full entry

The latest construction starts statistics revealed by Dodge Construction Network for January report that the total number of starts grew 1% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.16 trillion.  Nonbuilding starts rose 9% during the month, while nonresidential building starts fell by... View full entry

The latest Dodge Momentum Index (DMI) report has shown a slight increase of 0.1% for January to a new total of 184.1, indicating an improvement over December’s revised figure of 183.9.  Over the month, commercial planning fell by 1.0%, while institutional planning improved by 2.1%. Year... View full entry

The latest data from Dodge Construction Network has shown an impressive 20% growth in new construction starts to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.2 trillion for the month of December, offering encouraging statistics for the industry in a turnaround from November’s ten-month low. For the... View full entry

The latest Dodge Momentum Index (DMI) has posted an increase of 3% for December to a new total of 186.6, showing a marked improvement over November’s revised figure of 181.5.  For the month, commercial planning grew 1.0%, and institutional planning improved 6.1%. Hotels and data centers... View full entry

The architecture industry was impacted this year by market volatility, rising interest rates, and evolving labor dynamics. This unusual business climate was reflected not only in the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) and the Dodge Momentum Index (DMI) but also in the pattern of job... View full entry

Construction starts for the month of November fell by 15% to new ten-month lows at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $927 billion, according to the latest figures from the Dodge Construction Network.  For the month, nonresidential building starts fell 29%, residential starts lost 6%, and... View full entry

The latest Dodge Momentum Index (DMI) for November has indicated a 1% drop to 179.2 a month after posting a revised total of 181.7 for October that was propelled by gains in the commercial sector. Over November, both the commercial and institutional components fell by 1%. DCN says these results... View full entry

New data from the Dodge Construction Network has construction starts falling 7% in October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.1 trillion. The figures follow September’s 6% decline and represent another 4% year-to-year decline when compared to the same data sets from October 2022. ... View full entry

The data just released in the Dodge Momentum Index (DMI) reporting for the month of October indicate a 1.0% increase to 181.7 over September’s revised total of 180.3. The increase was propelled by a 2.0% rise in the commercial component, while the institutional component dropped by 1.4%. Year... View full entry

September's Dodge Momentum Index (DMI) rose 3% to 182.5 from the revised August reading of 178.0. Over the month, the DMI’s commercial component fell 1%, while the institutional component rose 9%. The dip in the commercial segment was driven by weaker office planning. On the other hand, the... View full entry

The latest data from the Dodge Construction Network has indicated a 6% total rise in construction starts to a seasonally-adjusted rate of $1.3 trillion for the month of August, following a 17% rise that was recorded in July thanks to gains in the multifamily and nonbuilding sectors. Nonresidential... View full entry