Fort Wayne, Indiana-based Steel Dynamics, Inc. (SDI) reported late Monday that Q4 2012 net income of $61 million on net sales of $1.7 billion more than doubled earnings of $30 million on sales of $1.9 billion in Q4 2011. Q4 earnings were ...
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Business conditions at architecture firms continue to improve. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) reflects the approximate nine to twelve month lag time between architecture ...
Confidence in the U.S. construction market was down for the second half of 2012, according to the latest report from the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). ABC’s Construction Confidence Index (CCI) looks at three aspects of ...
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Insteel Industries, Inc. reported Thursday net earnings of $2.4 million, or $0.13 per diluted share for Q1 of fiscal 2013 compared with a net loss of $0.2 million in the same period a year ago. Insteel said that its financial results for ...
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The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) and the Window and Door Manufacturers Association (WDMA) have jointly released the December 2012 update to the 2011/2012 U.S. Industry Statistical Review and Forecast. According ...
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The U.S. construction sector, in addition to the overall economy, will continue to accelerate at a mild pace throughout 2013, according to the ITR Trends 10 report from ITR Economics. “2013 will be better than 2012,” says Jeff ...
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The US Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced Wednesday that construction spending during November 2012 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of USD 866.0 billion, 0.3% below the revised October estimate of USD ...
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The US Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced Wednesday that construction spending during November 2012 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $866.0 billion, 0.3 percent below the revised October estimate of ...
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Even with the myriad of obstacles preventing a full scale recovery for the overall U.S. economy, the design and construction industry appears to have reasons to be at least modestly optimistic in the coming months and into next year. A ...
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Billings at architecture firms across the country continue to increase.As a leading economic indicator of construction activity,the Architecture Billings Index(ABI)reflects the approximate nine to twelve month lag time between architecture ...
NEMA’s Lighting Systems Index declined in the third quarter of 2012 after a positive performance in the first half of 2012, falling 3.3 percent on a quarter-to-quarter basis. On a year-over-year basis the index decreased by 1.1 ...
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All major segments of construction spending increased in October,bringing total spending to a 37-month high at an annualized rate of$872 billion,according to an analysis of new federal data released by the Associated General Contractors of ...
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The month of October marked a 37-month construction spending high, accumulating a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $872 billion, according to the latest Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) report. October's adjusted annual ...
Nonresidential fixed investment fell 4.4 percent in the third quarter of this year, according to the U.S. Commerce Department's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) report. This quarter's decline precedes a 0.6 percent increase in the second ...
Billings at architecture firms accelerated to their strongest pace of growth since December 2010.As a leading economic indicator of construction activity,the Architecture Billings Index(ABI)reflects the approximate nine to twelve month lag ...