Era of Construction Bid Prices Chasing Material Cost Increases Nearing End
Graph 1 below shows the moderation in construction material costs that has been...
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What is Driving Population Gains in Canada’s Major Cities?
Statistics Canada has just released population estimates for sub-provincial area...
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Top 10 major upcoming Oil & Gas and Electric Power & Communications construction projects – Canada – January 2023
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming Oil & Gas and Electri...
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Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada and Trend Graph – November 2022
The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction project starts in Can...
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Strong Immigration Belies Canada’s Hostile Economic Outlook
Following a gain of 285,000 individuals in the second quarter of 2022, Canada’s...
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December’s Jobs Reports, U.S. and Canada, Will Frustrate Central Bankers
Fighting through the headwinds of more restrictive interest rates, the U.S. econ...
Economic
U.S. Residential Building Permits Take a Nasty Turn
Given the increases in mortgage rates that have transpired, significant slides i...
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Tightening by U.S. Fed and Bank of Canada Heighten Risk of Recession
Global economic climate not deteriorating as quickly as expected Forecasts prod...
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Canada’s Economy is Much More than Raw Materials. Nevertheless, …
Canada has become much more than a natural resource-based economy. Nevertheless...
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Top 10 major upcoming Convention Center and Military construction projects – U.S. – December 2022
The accompanying tables show the top 10 largest upcoming Convention Center and M...
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Top 10 major upcoming Public Building and Defence, Law Enforcement construction projects – Canada – December 2022
The accompanying tables show the top 10 largest upcoming Public Building and Def...
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9 Mid-December Economic Nuggets
Much of the world may be taking a break as yearend approaches, but that doesn’t...
Economic
Canada’s Construction Sector Shed 25,000 Jobs in November
As the U.S. added 263,000 jobs in November, Canada stood by and watched in awe....
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Woes of NASDAQ Not Just a Side Issue for Construction
A Change has Come Over Stock Markets Earlier this year, a terrible gloom descen...
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Among Sectors, U.S. Construction Workers Rank 4th for Hourly Wage Hikes
Some of the factors that have been driving rapid price inflation are relenting....
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Expect Weak Home Sales to Soon Drag Housing Starts Lower
The close linkage between sales of existing homes and housing starts which has g...
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Not Much Wrong with November’s U.S. Labor Market Report
Once again, there was little wrong with the U.S. labor market picture in the jus...
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Top 10 major upcoming Private and Government Office Building construction projects – U.S. – November 2022
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming Private and Government Of...
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Top 10 major upcoming Private and Government Office Building construction projects – Canada – November 2022
The accompanying table show the top 10 major upcoming Private and Government Off...
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The Natural Resources, Foreign Trade and Mega Projects Connection
The current year, 2022, is shaping up to be the best ever for mega project initi...
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Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada and Trend Graph – October 2022
The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction project starts in Can...
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High inflation, Banner Hiring & Strong Home Starts Will Tighten Monetary Policy
The two items at the top of the economic news during the final week of October a...
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10 Mid-November Economic Nuggets – Emphasizing Housing Starts
The U.S. and Canadian central banks are determined to slow their economies enoug...
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Canada’s Construction Labour Market is a Wonder
After a string of months with barely positive or back-tracking employment change...
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Bursting at the Seams Retail Sales vs Inflation is a Chicken vs Egg Situation
ConstructConnect’s annual construction starts statistics for ‘bricks and mortar’...
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Black Gold Brightening Newfoundland & Labrador’s Outlook
In its just-released Fiscal and Economic Update, the government of Newfoundland...
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U.S. October Jobs Report a Near Repeat of September’s
A month ago, the Employment Situation report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics...
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The Fed versus International Stock Markets; Landing Knockout Punches
North America’s major stock markets sailed through the latest October in fine fe...
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Rays of Light in Outlook Provided by GDP & Construction Material Costs
After a gloomy patch in late summer and early fall, dominated by discussion of i...
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Top 10 major upcoming Ontario and Quebec construction projects – Canada – October 2022
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming Ontario and Quebec constr...
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Top 10 major upcoming Water Treatment Plant and Manufacturing & Warehousing construction projects – U.S. – October 2022
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming Water Treatment Plant and...
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Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada and Trend Graph – September 2022
The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction project starts in Can...