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From monthly archives: July 2016

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Output Expands, but Nonresidential Fixed Investment Falters As Economic Malaise Continues

Friday, July 29, 2016 10:59 AM
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 29—Real gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 1.2 percent (seasonally adjusted annual rate) during 2016’s second quarter according to an analysis of Bureau of Economic Analysis data released today by Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). This modest figure follows a 0.8 percent annualized rate of output growth registered during the year’s first quarter. Read the rest of entry »
In: Construction Economic Update |

Construction Input Prices Continue Ascent, Could Pressure Margins

Thursday, July 14, 2016 10:31 AM
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 14—Construction input prices expanded in June, rising 1.1 percent on a monthly basis according to an analysis of the Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer Price Index released today by Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). Today’s report marks the fourth consecutive month that input prices have expanded following eight straight months of decline. Read the rest of entry »
In: Construction Economic Update |

Construction Labor Force Shrinks, Job Numbers Flat

Friday, July 8, 2016 10:24 AM
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 8—Despite a broader U.S. labor market rebound in June, the construction industry failed to add jobs for a third consecutive month, according to an analysis of today’s U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report by Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). The construction industry’s employment level remained essentially unchanged in June.   Read the rest of entry »
In: Employment, Construction Economic Update |

ABC Challenges Anti-retaliation Provisions of OSHA’s Electronic Reporting Rule

Friday, July 8, 2016 9:08 AM
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 8—Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), TEXO and a coalition of stakeholders today filed suit against the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) final rule on Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses, commonly referred to as the “electronic injury reporting and anti-retaliation final rule.” The suit immediately challenges the anti-retaliation provisions of the final rule that will limit post-accident drug testing and safety programs that contribute to construction jobsite safety. ABC is seeking to prevent these provisions from taking effect on Aug. 10.

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In: News Releases 2016 |

Nonresidential Construction Spending Stalls in May, Falls to Lowest Level in 2016

Friday, July 1, 2016 11:30 AM
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 1—Nonresidential construction spending dipped 1.3 percent in May according to analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data released today by Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). Nonresidential spending, which totaled $684.9 billion on a seasonally adjusted, annualized rate, has expanded 1.2 percent since May 2015. Read the rest of entry »
In: Construction Spending, Construction Economic Update |