Top 10 major upcoming Oil & Gas and Electric Power & Communications construction projects – Canada – January 2023
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Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada and Trend Graph – November 2022
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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...
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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
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Top 10 major upcoming Public Building and Defence, Law Enforcement construction projects – Canada – December 2022
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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...
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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
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Top 10 major upcoming Private and Government Office Building construction projects – Canada – November 2022
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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
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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
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Top 10 major upcoming Water Treatment Plant and Manufacturing & Warehousing construction projects – U.S. – October 2022
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Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada and Trend Graph – September 2022
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Shortage of Construction Workers Boosts Risk of Labour Hoarding
The fact employment in the construction industry has contracted in four of the p...
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Interest Rate Hikes and Slower U.S. Economy to Sideline New Brunswick in 2023
Consumer spending, housing and exports fueled 2021 growth New Brunswick’s econo...