For immediate release: Washington, D.C. – March 24, 2010 – Following a drop of nearly three points, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) nudged up almost two points in February. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects...

The construction workforce was smaller in every state and the District of Columbia in January 2010 than it was just 12 months earlier, according to a new analysis of federal data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. The data...

Barely beginning to emerge from the most devastating housing downturn since the Great Depression, home builders in the early months of this year have been confronted by a significant run-up in lumber prices. For the week ending on Feb. 19, the Random...

February housing starts (released March 16) fell 5.9% to 575,000 units (SAAR). Total single family starts declined .6% to 499,000 units, while multi-family dropped more than 30%. Total U.S. permits, an indicator of future construction, fell almost 1.6%...

Construction spending in January fell by $5.5 billion to $884 billion, its lowest level since June 2003, according to an analysis of new federal figures by the Associated General Contractors of America. Declining investments in private-sector...