The construction category contains indicators which provide data on the construction sector of the economy. Examples of indicators in this category include data on housing construction, including housing permits, and construction spending by various sectors of the economy.

Last Updated: Mar 23 2023, 14:40 EDT Next Release: --

Construction Contracts reports the indexed dollar value of contracts for new construction, additions, and major alterations, but not for maintenance. The Residential Construction series gives the value of contracts for one- and two-family houses, and apartment buildings (buildings of three or more residential units). Nonresidential Building Construction includes hotels, motels, dormitories, commercial buildings, manufacturing plants, hospitals, schools and colleges, and other public and private buildings. Nonbuilding Construction refers to such projects as highways, bridges, dams, utility systems, and airports. The figures are compiled by McGraw-Hill Construction Dodge and are published in Dodge Construction Potentials Bulletin. Monthly updates to construction contract data incorporate up to three years of revised estimates. The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston indexes all data to 1980 levels and seasonally adjusts only residential data.

Major Boston Fed Construction Contracts Indicators

Indicator Period Value % CHG PREV
Connecticut Construction Contracts Index Jan 2023 235.30 -26.99%
Maine Construction Contracts Index Jan 2023 393.20 -57.24%
Massachusetts Construction Contracts Index Jan 2023 838.20 -19.14%
New England Construction Contracts Index Jan 2023 565.80 -29.99%
New Hampshire Construction Contracts Index Jan 2023 607.30 11.66%
Rhode Island Construction Contracts Index Jan 2023 306.20 -81.47%
US Construction Contracts Index Jan 2023 541.30 -26.80%
US Nonbuilding Construction Contracts Index Feb 2023 580.60 -14.28%
US Nonresidential Construction Contracts Index Feb 2023 580.20 0.12%
US Residential Construction Contracts Index Feb 2023 453.90 3.96%
US Residential Construction Contracts Index Feb 2023 513.10 12.13%
Vermont Construction Contracts Index Jan 2023 158.50 -47.39%
Last Updated: Mar 3 2023, 08:41 EST Next Release: Apr 4 2023, 08:30 EDT

The monthly Building Permits Survey collects data on the value of permits issued by Canadian municipalities for both residential and non-residential buildings, and the number of residential dwellings authorized. The survey also measures the number of dwelling units demolished.

Major Canada Building Permits Indicators

Indicator Period Value % CHG PREV
Alberta Building Permits Jan 2023 1.190B CAD 2.06%
British Columbia Building Permits Jan 2023 1.758B CAD -9.59%
Canada Building Permits Jan 2023 9.779B CAD -3.97%
Canada Building Permits MoM Jan 2023 -3.97% --
Canada Commercial Building Permits Jan 2023 2.146B CAD 5.37%
Canada Dwellings Building Permits Jan 2023 18579.00 -4.12%
Canada Industrial Building Permits Jan 2023 718.91M CAD -3.94%
Canada Institutional and Governmental Building Permits Jan 2023 854.93M CAD -5.91%
Canada Non-residential Building Permits Jan 2023 3.720B CAD 0.71%
Canada Residential Building Permits Jan 2023 6.059B CAD -6.63%
Ontario Building Permits Jan 2023 4.206B CAD -0.94%
Quebec Building Permits Jan 2023 1.711B CAD -6.69%
Last Updated: Mar 15 2023, 08:32 EDT Next Release: --

The Canada Housing Information Monthly is an essential sourcebook for detailed housing information will help you stay informed, with information obtained from two national surveys conducted by CMHC: Starts, Completions and Market Absorption. Housing Information Monthly consists of ten modules, containing more than 90 easy-to-read, data-rich statistical tables on starts, completions, absorptions and prices for both provincial and local markets.

Major Canada Housing Information Monthly Indicators

Indicator Period Value % CHG PREV
Alberta Housing Starts Feb 2023 31.11K 10.94%
British Columbia Housing Starts Feb 2023 37.39K -25.29%
Canada 5-year Conventional Mortgage Lending Rate Feb 2023 5.81% -0.85%
Canada Housing Completions Feb 2023 0.00 --
Canada Housing Starts Feb 2023 243.96K 12.68%
Canada Housing Starts 6-month Moving Average Feb 2023 255.74K -1.58%
Ontario Housing Starts Feb 2023 103.18K 34.86%
Quebec Housing Starts Feb 2023 48.99K 4.04%
Last Updated: Mar 1 2023, 10:02 EST Next Release: Apr 3 2023, 10:00 EDT

Construction Spending report provides monthly estimates of the total dollar value of construction work done in the United States. This includes the cost of labor and materials, architectural and engineering work, overhead, interest and taxes paid during construction, and contractor’s profits.

Major Construction Spending Indicators

Indicator Period Value % CHG PREV
US Commercial Construction Spending Jan 2023 125.50B USD -3.13%
US Conservation and Development Construction Spending Jan 2023 10.43B USD 8.12%
US Construction Spending Jan 2023 1.826T USD -0.10%
US Construction Spending MoM Jan 2023 -0.10% --
US Construction Spending YoY Jan 2023 4.97% -35.11%
US Educational Construction Spending Jan 2023 104.60B USD -0.65%
US Health Care Construction Spending Jan 2023 55.76B USD 0.20%
US Highway and Street Construction Spending Jan 2023 118.30B USD -0.98%
US Lodging Construction Spending Jan 2023 21.93B USD 0.85%
US Manufacturing Construction Spending Jan 2023 139.77B USD 5.90%
US Nonresidential Construction Spending Jan 2023 968.74B USD 0.30%
US Office Construction Spending Jan 2023 96.02B USD 0.74%
US Power Construction Spending Jan 2023 111.60B USD 0.89%
US Private Construction Spending Jan 2023 1.443T USD 0.04%
US Public Construction Spending Jan 2023 383.09B USD -0.63%
US Religious Construction Spending Jan 2023 3.057B USD 4.69%
US Residential Construction Spending Jan 2023 856.91B USD -0.55%
US Sewage and Waste Disposal Construction Spending Jan 2023 33.39B USD -2.51%
US Transportation Construction Spending Jan 2023 61.45B USD 1.65%
US Water Supply Construction Spending Jan 2023 22.12B USD -5.88%
Last Updated: Feb 28 2023, 00:02 EST Next Release: Mar 31 2023, 01:00 EDT

The Construction Starts Statistics Survey report contains data on building and housing starts in Japan. It is organized by owner-occupant relation, construction method, type of dwelling, and other aspects of construction.

Major Construction Starts Statistics Survey Indicators

Indicator Period Value % CHG PREV
Japan Building Starts Jan 2023 9.278M m² 3.47%
Japan Building Starts YoY Jan 2023 7.61% --
Japan Built for Sale Housing Starts YoY Jan 2023 25.03% 1.73K%
Japan Dwelling Building Starts Jan 2023 5.380M m² -3.52%
Japan Dwelling Building Starts YoY Jan 2023 -0.09% --
Japan Housing Starts Jan 2023 63604.00 -5.42%
Japan Housing Starts YoY Jan 2023 6.56% --
Japan Non-dwelling Building Starts Jan 2023 3.898M m² 14.96%
Japan Non-dwelling Building Starts YoY Jan 2023 20.40% --
Japan Non-wooden Building Starts Jan 2023 3.898M m² 14.96%
Japan Non-wooden Building Starts YoY Jan 2023 16.66% --
Japan Owned Housing Starts Jan 2023 16627.00 -15.89%
Japan Owned Housing Starts YoY Jan 2023 -8.29% --
Japan Rented Housing Starts Jan 2023 24041.00 -10.45%
Japan Rented Housing Starts YoY Jan 2023 4.15% -35.50%
Last Updated: Feb 4 2021, 10:13 EST Next Release: --

NAHB’s 55+ Housing Market Indexes are based on a quarterly survey of NAHB members involved in the 55+ housing market. The survey is designed to monitor conditions in three distinct segments of the market: 55+ single-family, 55+ multifamily condo and 55+ multifamily rental.

Major NAHB 55+ Housing Market Index Indicators

Last Updated: Feb 23 2023, 08:02 EST Next Release: Aug 17 2023, 08:00 EDT

The Multifamily Market Survey is based on a quarterly survey of NAHB multifamily builders and property managers. The survey is designed to monitor conditions for multifamily production (starts) and multifamily rental occupancy in the current versus preceding quarter as well as in the next six months.

Major NAHB Multifamily Market Survey Indicators

Indicator Period Value % CHG PREV
NAHB For Sale Starts Q3 2022 22.66 -30.54%
NAHB Low Rent Starts Q3 2022 35.80 -20.32%
NAHB Market Rent Starts Q3 2022 38.74 -25.55%
NAHB Multifamily Production Index Q3 2022 31.82 -24.25%
Last Updated: Mar 16 2023, 08:31 EDT Next Release: Apr 18 2023, 08:30 EDT

New Residential Construction reports contains the first available preliminary monthly estimates of the number of housing units started, authorized but not started, under construction, and completed. Revised figures for previous months are also included. Data are shown by type of structure at the national level and by Census Region. Quarterly data on selected characteristics of housing units started and completed are included.

Major New Residential Construction Indicators

Indicator Period Value % CHG PREV
Midwestern US New Housing Permits Feb 2023 10.60K 8.16%
Northeastern US New Housing Permits Feb 2023 6.50K -13.33%
Southern US New Housing Permits Feb 2023 64.60K 3.86%
US Building Permits Feb 2023 109.50K 8.42%
US Building Permits MoM Feb 2023 13.82% 9.14K%
US Housing Completed Feb 2023 1.557M 12.18%
US Housing Completed MoM Feb 2023 12.18% 5.52K%
US Housing Completed: 1 Unit Feb 2023 1.037M 0.97%
US Housing Completed: 1 Unit MoM Feb 2023 0.97% -68.72%
US Housing Completed: 5 Units or More Feb 2023 509.00K 44.60%
US Housing Starts Feb 2023 1.45M 9.77%
US Housing Starts MoM Feb 2023 9.77% --
US Housing Starts: 1 Unit Feb 2023 830.00K 1.10%
US Housing Starts: 1 Unit MoM Feb 2023 1.10% --
US Housing Starts: 5 Units or More Feb 2023 608.00K 24.08%
US New Housing Permits: 5 Units or More Feb 2023 48.20K 9.30%
Western US New Housing Permits Feb 2023 27.80K 29.30%

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