After indicating increasing demand for design services for the better part of a year, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) reversed course in April. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) reported the April ABI score was 48.6, down ...
A correction from an unsustainably high level of production on the volatile multifamily side was largely responsible for a 16.5 percent dip in nationwide housing starts to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 853,000 units in April, ...
Bangladesh has resumed piped natural gas connections to households from Wednesday -- after nearly three years -- amid increasing illegal connections and repeated pleas from affected stakeholders, including the real estate industry, Energy ...
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ELECTRONICS.CA PUBLICATIONS, the electronics industry market research and knowledge network, announces the availability of a new report entitled "Rolled Glass: A Global Strategic Business Report". Global market for Rolled Glass is projected ...
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According to the Economic and Steel Market Outlook 2013-2014/Q2 2013 Report from the Economic Committee of the European Steel Association (EUROFER), in the first quarter of the current year construction activity in the EU is estimated to ...
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A slower decrease was seen in German construction activity in April this year. Markit's Germany Construction Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) climbed to 48.8 points in April, up from a 13-month low of 41.9 in March. Germany's construction ...
According with the last "Steel on figures" report from Mexico's National Chamber of Iron and Steel Industry (CANACERO), at the beginning of 2013, the national economic environment has had some changes from the previous year-end, when the ...
Tags: Steel Demand, Mineral
According to forecast made by the Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF), Japan’s steel production is expected to rise further in the fiscal year 2013/14 (during April 1st through March 31st, 2014), driven by depreciated Japanese Yen ...
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The American Institute of Architects (AIA) reported Wednesday that the March ABI score was 51.9, down from a mark of 54.9 in February. This score reflects an increase in demand for design services (any score above 50 indicates an increase ...
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The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) is reflecting a steady upturn in design activity. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate nine to twelve month lag time between architecture billings ...
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The US Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced Tuesday that privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits in March were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 902,000. This is 3.9 ...
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Steel demand in the the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region is expected to grow by 3.2 percent to 65.2 million metric tons in 2013, after 2.2 percent growth in 2012, aided by reconstruction activities in the Arab Spring countries and ...
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The latest update of the AAMA/WDMA 2012/2013 U.S. Industry Statistical Review and Forecast has been released. This report delivers timely information on window, door and skylight market trends and product relationships. Historic data for ...
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The downturn in German construction activity deepened at the end of the first quarter of the current year, driven largely by a sharp and accelerated decrease in home building. Markit's Germany Construction Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) ...
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The Australian Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics (BREE) has revised its estimations for Australian nickel production in 2012-13. According to the latest estimates, world refined nickel production increased to around 1.7 million mt in ...
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