{"id":1004210855,"date":"2018-03-20T09:39:53","date_gmt":"2018-03-20T17:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004210855"},"modified":"2022-12-08T20:10:10","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T04:10:10","slug":"economy-watch-weekly-the-construction-sectors-strength","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/economy-watch-weekly-the-construction-sectors-strength\/","title":{"rendered":"Economy Watch Weekly: The Construction Sector&#8217;s Strength"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/09\/CPERadio.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1004127908\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/economy-watch-weekly-new-goods\/cperadio\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/09\/CPERadio.png\" data-orig-size=\"930,608\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CPERadio\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Listen to the podcast above.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/09\/CPERadio.png?w=930\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1004127908\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/09\/CPERadio.png\" alt=\"CPERadio\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/09\/CPERadio.png 930w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/09\/CPERadio.png?resize=300,196 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/09\/CPERadio.png?resize=768,502 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Two new reports suggest that the construction industry is riding high, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/economy-watch-prices-for-construction-materials-on-the-rise\/\">construction input prices<\/a>\u00a0up 0.7 percent in February, according to the Associated Builders and Contractors. In the office sector in particular, nearly 60 percent of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/economy-watch-most-office-space-under-construction-already-preleased\/\">assets under construction<\/a>\u00a0in the U.S. that are scheduled for delivery in the next two years are already pre-lease, CBRE reports. Economy Editor Dees Stribling delves into the construction industry&#8217;s performance, for the week ending March 16, 2018.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New construction is showing no signs of slowing down this year, two recent industry reports noted. 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