The new AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI) for the month of October has recorded a flat (50.3) reading, ending its 20-month streak of consecutive declines. This score indicates a balance between the number of firms experiencing a decrease in billings and those seeing an increase... View full entry

The new ConstructionConnect Project Stress Index (PSI) composite reading for October has shown a mild improvement to 104.2, rising 0.8% for the month after a revised September reading of 103.4. Compared to the same month one year ago, the composite is down 11.6%. This is the fourth consecutive... View full entry

A new report by the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), analyzing the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data has revealed that construction input prices increased 0.3% in October. Nonresidential construction input prices also increased 0.3% for the month. Last month... View full entry

The new Dodge Momentum Index (DMI) for the month of October has shown a decrease of 5.3% to a new score of 197.2. This is down from September’s revised reading of 208.2. Over the month, commercial planning fell 6.7%, and institutional planning declined 2.0%.   The declines were... View full entry

Nationwide nonresidential construction spending increased by 0.1% in the month of September, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of recent U.S. Census Bureau data. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, nonresidential spending totaled $1.22 trillion... View full entry

As Archinect reported earlier this week, the latest AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index shows that U.S. architectural business conditions remain turbulent. Billings have declined at firms for over one and a half years, according to the index, while our monthly Archinect State of AEC series has... View full entry

The latest AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index has shown a continued decline in billings through last month. The September ABI remains at 45.7, where it also sat in August. Any score below 50.0 indicates a decline. The findings mark the twentieth consecutive month of declines in the ABI... View full entry

The total number of construction starts fell by 6% in September, resulting in a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.1 trillion, according to Dodge Construction Network’s latest Construction Starts Index. Nonbuilding starts fell 11%, residential starts decreased by 1%, and nonresidential... View full entry

Rider Levett Bucknall’s (RLB) latest crane count index report for North America has shown a slight decrease from its previous edition. The latest data, covering Q3 2024, reports a slight decrease of 5% from Q1 2024. Fourteen cities were surveyed for the study, with four experiencing a... View full entry

A new analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data from the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) has show construction input to have decreased by 0.9% for the month of September. Nonresidential construction input prices also decreased 0.9% for the month. Prices of... View full entry

The latest Dodge Momentum Index (DMI) figures for September have shown decreases equal to a 4% drop to a new sore of 208.6 after a revised August reading of 217.7. For the month, commercial planning contracted by 7.8% and institutional planning improved by 5.2%. The new DMI was 21% higher than in... View full entry

The latest Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data on nonresidential construction spending has shown a slight 0.1% increase for the month of August.  On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, nonresidential spending totaled $1.22 trillion. Private... View full entry

The number of construction starts nationwide climbed 6% to a seasonally adjusted rate of $1.2 trillion in August, according to the latest data from the Dodge Construction Network (DCN). For the month, residential starts rose 5%, nonbuilding starts were up by 17%, and nonresidential buildings fell... View full entry

The newest AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index reporting has shown a continued stasis of weak conditions for firms nationally. The August ABI is now 45.7, down from the 48.2 figure that was recorded for July (any score below 50.0 indicates a decline). This is now the nineteenth... View full entry

Construction input prices increased slightly by 0.1% in August, according to a recent Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data. Nonresidential construction input prices increased 0.2% for the month. Overall construction... View full entry