The Dodge Momentum Index posted its first gain in 2020, moving 3.4 percent higher to 124.7. The index has declined 18 percent since December 2019 due to business shutdowns related to the COVID-19 pandemic. April was a particularly difficult month for construction planning. “The pullback has largely come from institutional planning, rather than commercial plans,” […]
A measure of the initial report of nonresidential construction projects slipped in June after an upward revision for May. The Dodge Momentum Index posted at 121.5, a 6.6 percent decline from the May index of 130.1. Planning for institutional construction dropped 11.7 percent, while the commercial component fell 3.5 percent. “The Momentum Index has shifted […]
The Dodge Momentum Index was nearly unchanged at 129.2 in May compared to 129.4 in April. The commercial component of the index rose 1.0 percent while the institutional component dropped 1.9 percent. The Index is a significant predictor of future construction. The monthly index is a measure of the first report for nonresidential building projects […]
The Dodge Momentum Index fell 6.0 percent in April to 135.9. The monthly index by Dodge Data & Analytics measures the first report for nonresidential building projects in planning, which has been shown to lead construction spending by a full year. The commercial component of the index fell 7.6 percent, while the institutional component slid […]
The Dodge Momentum Index slipped slightly in March, retreating 0.6 percent to a reading of 146.5. The momentum index is a monthly measure of the initial report for nonresidential building projects in planning, which have been shown to lead construction spending for nonresidential buildings by a full year. In March, the commercial component of the […]
Nonresidential construction planning slowed in February, according to the latest report from Dodge Data & Analytics. The Dodge Momentum Index moved 1.8 percent lower to 148.7 from the revised January reading of 151.4. The Momentum Index is a monthly measure of initial reports for nonresidential building projects in planning, which have been shown to lead […]
The Dodge Momentum Index fell 2.7 percent in January to 152.5 following four months of gains. The index is a measure of the first report of nonresidential projects in planning, which have been shown to lead construction spending by a full year. Planning for commercial projects increased 2.7 percent, but a 11.0 percent decline in […]
A leading indicator of nonresidential construction spending rose in December, but yearly data suggests construction spending may see a slowdown in 2020. The Dodge Momentum Index, a monthly measure of the initial report for nonresidential building projects in planning, gained 1.5 percent last month for a reading of 156.2. Planning for institutional projects rose 2.3 […]
The Dodge Momentum Index gained 2.9 percent in November to register 155.3. The monthly index measures the first report for nonresidential building projects in planning, which has been shown to lead construction spending by a full year. November’s increase was primarily due to a 6.5 percent increase in the institutional building index. The commercial component […]
The Dodge Momentum Index increased 6.9 percent in October to 152.6 from a revised September reading of 142.7. The Momentum Index, issued by Dodge Data & Analytics, is a monthly measure of the first report for nonresidential building projects in planning, which has been shown to lead construction spending for nonresidential buildings by a full […]
The Dodge Momentum Index gained 4.1 percent for a reading of 143.6 in September due to an increase in plans for commercial construction projects. The commercial component jumped 8.9 percent while the institutional component fell 4.8 percent. The Momentum Index, issued by Dodge Data & Analytics, is a monthly measure of the first report for […]
Planning activity for nonresidential construction declined in August, according to the latest report issued by Dodge Data & Analytics. The Dodge Momentum Index slid 1.3 percent to 127.8 last month primarily due to a 16.6 percent decline in the institutional component that offset a 9.1 percent gain in the commercial component. The index is a […]
A leading index for nonresidential construction is continuing a downward trend that started in mid-2018. The Dodge Momentum Index fell 4.6 percent last month to a reading of 138.9. The index by Dodge Data & Analytics is a measure of the first report for nonresidential building projects in planning, which have been shown to lead […]
The Dodge Momentum Index improved in June, rising 4.0 percent to 146.1 from a revised reading of 140.5 in May. The monthly index measures the first report for nonresidential building projects in planning, which has been shown to lead construction spending by a full year. Initiation of planning for institutional building projects jumped 6.1 percent, […]
The Dodge Momentum Index, a monthly measure of the initial report for nonresidential buildings in planning, slipped 1.4 percent in May to a reading of 141.0 from a revised reading of 142.4 in April. The commercial component of the index dropped 6.9 percent while the institutional component rose 8.1 percent. On a year-over-year basis, the […]
The Dodge Momentum Index, a measure of the initial report for nonresidential building projects in planning, slipped 0.5 percent in April to a reading of 144.3. The Index has been shown to lead construction spending for nonresidential buildings by a full year. April’s slide was due to the commercial component falling 1.0 percent, while the […]
The Dodge Momentum Index rose a slim 0.5 percent in March to 145.5. The Momentum Index, issued by Dodge Data & Analytics, is a monthly measure of the initial report for nonresidential building projects in planning, which have been shown to lead construction spending for nonresidential buildings by a full year. Institutional planning fell 3.0 […]
The Dodge Momentum Index, a measure of the initial report for nonresidential construction projects in planning, fell 4.4 percent to 146.9 in February after rebounding in January. “Since November, the Momentum Index has re-established a sawtooth pattern that’s often been present in recent years,” said Dodge Data & Analytics. “It’s also become clear that the […]
The Dodge Momentum Index rose 4.7 percent in January to 157.7 from a revised reading of 150.6 in December. The bounce back reversed December’s decline and put it in line with the average index reading for the second half of 2018. Institutional projects gained traction in January driven by public funding for schools and transportation […]
The Dodge Momentum Index, a monthly measure of the first report for nonresidential building projects in planning, fell 4.9 percent in December to an index reading of 151.9. The decline was due to a 7.6 percent drop in the commercial component of the index, while the institutional component fell only 0.7 percent. Nonresidential planning made […]
Planning for new commercial building projects drove a 5.3 percent increase for the Dodge Momentum Index, resulting in a reading of 159.7 in November. The Momentum Index is a monthly measure of the first (or initial) report for nonresidential building projects in planning, which have been shown to lead construction spending for nonresidential buildings by […]
The Dodge Momentum Index moved lower in October, dropping 4.2 percent from September to a reading of 150.5. The index, published by Dodge Data & Analytics, is a monthly measure of the first report for nonresidential projects in planning, which have been shown to lead construction spending by a full year. Commercial and institutional planning both […]
Planning activity for construction of nonresidential buildings declined in September, according to the latest Dodge Momentum Index. The Index slid 2.6 percent to a reading of 159.5. Both commercial and institutional planning projects were lower in September, falling 4.3 percent and 0.1 percent, respectively. The Index has dropped for two consecutive months, but on a […]
The Dodge Momentum Index fell 2.9 percent in August to a reading of 164.1. The Momentum index is a monthly measure of the initial report for nonresidential building projects in planning. Commercial construction led the decrease, falling by 6.1 percent after rising 25 percent in the first seven months of 2018. “While commercial planning did fall […]
Nonresidential construction projects continued to enter the pipeline in July, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. The Dodge Momentum Index, a measure of nonresidential building projects in planning, rose 1.4 percent in July to a reading of 169.8 from a revised June reading of 167.3 Commercial project planning led the rise with a gain of […]
The Dodge Momentum Index, a measure of the nonresidential construction projects in planning, moved higher in June, gaining 0.8 percent to post a score of 165.5. The commercial component of the index outpaced the institutional component, with gains of 1.1 percent and 0.3 percent, respectively. “June’s advance marks the fifth straight monthly increase for the […]
The Dodge Momentum Index, a measure of the first report for nonresidential buildings in planning and an indicator of future construction, rose 1.8 percent in May to a score of 167.8. Commercial construction planning drove the increase in May, gaining 4.7 percent while the institutional component of the Index fell 2.4 percent. Dodge Data & […]
The Dodge Momentum Index, a first report for nonresidential building projects in planning, jumped 6.1 percent in April to 163.0. Commercial and institutional components of the Index both rose 5.3 percent and 5.8 percent, respectively. “Over the last two months, the commercial portion of the Momentum Index has posted the most aggressive growth, fueled by […]
The Dodge Momentum Index, which forecasts nonresidential construction, climbed 6.1 percent in March, registering 155.0. The commercial component led March’s gain with a 9.6 percent increase—erasing February’s 5.1 percent decline. Activity in the institutional sector was milder, gaining 1.6 percent, following an 8.1 percent increase in February. Wrote Dodge Data & Analytics: “During the first […]
The Dodge Momentum Index, a monthly forecast of nonresidential construction, increased just 0.5 percent in February. The marginal increase was due to an 8.2 percent rise in the institutional component that was offset by a 4.8 percent contraction in the commercial component. Dodge says that although the commercial component has declined for two months straight, […]