Economic News

2023 October

Equipment Finance Industry Confidence Improves Again in August

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s August 2023 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry reports that confidence in the equipment finance market is 50.4, an increase from the July index of 46.4.    When...

2023 October

Dodge Momentum Index Drops 6.5% in August

The Dodge Momentum Index, issued by Dodge Construction Network, declined 6.5% in August to 178.0 (2000=100) from the revised July reading of 190.3. Over the month, the commercial component of the DMI fell 1.6%, while...

2023 September

ABI June 2023: Firm Billings Remain Essentially Flat

Business conditions generally held steady at architecture firms in June, as the AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index score of 50.1 continued to indicate slight billings growth at firms. This also marked the first time since...

2023 September

Monthly Construction Input Prices Unchanged in July

Construction input prices were unchanged in July relative to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer Price Index data. Nonresidential construction...

2023 August

Construction Employment Increased by 23,000 in June

Construction industry employment increased by 23,000 in June, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released July 7 by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Industry employment has risen by 198,000...