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, […]
The Dodge Momentum Index fell 5.1 percent in January to 143.7 from December’s revised score of 151.5. On a year-over-year basis, the index gained 7.7 percent. The Dodge Momentum Index, published by Dodge Data & Analytics, is a monthly measure of the first (or initial) report for nonresidential building projects in planning, which has been […]
A favorable indicator of construction activity, the Dodge Momentum Index gained 3.6 percent in December for a reading of 153.9. The November index was revised downward to 148.6 from 149.5. The gain last month was due to an 8.5 percent jump in planning for institutional building projects. The commercial building index gained just 0.7 percent […]
The Dodge Momentum Index climbed 13.9 percent to 149.5 in November. The Dodge Momentum Index, published by Dodge Data & Analytics, is a monthly measure of the first (or initial) report for nonresidential building projects in planning, which has been shown to lead construction spending for nonresidential buildings by a full year. Construction planning was […]
After four months of decline, the Dodge Momentum Index rebounded 13.2 percentage points in October to a reading of 130.9. The Dodge Momentum Index, published by Dodge Data & Analytics, is a monthly measure of the first (or initial) report for nonresidential building projects in planning, which has been shown to lead construction spending for […]
The Dodge Momentum Index slumped 8.4 percent to a reading of 116.4 in September. The index, published by Dodge Data & Analytics, is a monthly measure of the first (or initial) report for nonresidential building projects in planning, which has been shown to lead construction spending for nonresidential buildings by a full year. Planning for […]
The Dodge Momentum Index, a measure of nonresidential construction projects in planning, dropped 2.4 percent to register 129.1 in August. Commercial planning led the decline, falling 8.7 percent, while institutional planning partially offset it with a gain of 7.3 percent. In general, commercial planning has seen a steep rise this year as large office building […]
The Dodge Momentum Index continued to exhibit strength in June, climbing 1.1 percent to 141.1. The monthly measure of nonresidential construction projects in planning was driven by a 4.8 percent jump in planning for institutional construction. The commercial component of the index dipped 1.3 percent, but was 11.8 percent higher than in June 2016. Institutional […]
The Dodge Momentum Index gained 4 percent in May posting a score of 139.1 after slipping to a revised 133.7 in April. Commercial projects in planning increased 4.8 percent while institutional project planning was up 2.9 percent, recovering partially from April’s 12.0 percent decline. Despite signs of weakening occupancies and rents, the commercial component of […]
The Dodge Momentum Index slipped 5.1 percentage points in April to a reading of 133.8. Institutional planning fell 12 percent while commercial construction planning gained only 0.1 percent. Dodge Data & Analytics sees April’s decline as part of a sawtooth pattern that has been prevalent since early 2016. Said Dodge regarding the April findings, “Despite […]
The Dodge Momentum Index gained 0.9 percent in March to register 144.4. The March reading is the sixth consecutive monthly increase and has been driven mostly by new projects in institutional building. The index is a monthly measure of the initial report for nonresidential buildings in planning and leads construction spending for buildings by a […]
The Dodge Momentum Index jumped 1.6 percent to 144.0 in February. The index, a measure of the initial planning for nonresidential building projects, made the gain from January due to an increase in institutional building activity. Planning for institutional buildings rose 4.4 percent last month while commercial planning dipped 0.3 percent. Dodge Data & Analytics […]
The January Dodge Momentum Index gained 3.9 percent to register at 142.6 from a revised reading of 137.3 in December. The index is a monthly measure of the initial report for nonresidential buildings in planning and leads nonresidential construction spending for buildings by a full year. The index is considered an indicator of future construction […]
The Dodge Momentum Index increased 2.9 percent in December to a reading of 136.7. The index is at an eight year high although more than 25 percent below its peak in 2007. Commercial construction planning drove the increase in December, gaining 5.7 percent and offsetting a 1.7 percent decline in institutional planning. Commercial planning gained […]
The Dodge Momentum Index gained 0.3 percent in November after breaking a five month streak of increases in October. The Dodge Momentum Index, published by Dodge Data & Analytics, 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 […]
Nonresidential construction planning took a jump in October, according to the latest survey by Dodge Data and Analytics. The Dodge Momentum Index grew 4.1 percent in October to 133.6, nearly reversing September’s loss. Commercial planning increased by 6.1 percent sequentially and by 20 percent year-over-year. “This suggests that despite being in a more mature phase […]
The Dodge Momentum Index dropped 4.3 percent in September to a reading of 129.0 after making gains for five consecutive months. A reduction in institutional planning drove the decline, falling 5.3 percent last month. Planning for commercial construction projects declined 3.6 percent from August. Writes Dodge Analytics: “Even with the recent volatility on a month-to-month […]
The Dodge Momentum Index rose 1.3 percent in August to 134.9. Institutional construction planning gained 1.7 percent last month and commercial planning 1.0 percent. The index has made gains for five consecutive months. The Momentum Index is up 16 percent from August 2015 due to a 22 percent growth in institutional planning and 22 percent […]
The Dodge Momentum Index, an indicator of nonresidential construction planning, edged ahead 0.5 percent in July to 134.7 after a revision in June to 134.1. The modest increase follows a surge of 10.9 percent the previous month and continues a fourth consecutive month of increases. Planning for institutional construction increased 0.7 percent in July and […]
The Dodge Momentum Index leapt 11.2 percent in June for a reading of 134.4 from the revised May reading of 120.8. Dodge Data & Analytics attributes the jump to a 14.6 percent increase in institutional construction planning and a 7.7 percent increase in commercial planning. Writes Dodge: “The gain in commercial planning reports is a […]
The Dodge Momentum Index, a monthly measure of the initial report for nonresidential building projects in planning, rose 2.4 percent to 119.4 in May. The commercial sector led the increase with a 6.4 percent gain, offsetting the 3.4 percent decline in institutional construction planning. “May’s increase places the overall Index 3.6% higher than its year-ago […]
The Dodge Momentum Index rose 0.6 percent in April to 116.5 from a revised March reading of 115.8. Planning for commercial construction increased 0.8 percent and institutional planning rose 0.4 percent. Institutional planning, although volatile on a month-to-month basis, continues to recover and is now seven percent above year ago levels. The pace for commercial […]