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The 2008 Wells Fargo
Construction Industry Forecast
The Research. The 2008 Wells Fargo Construction Industry Forecast is based on more than 1,150 telephone surveys with the “president” or “chief financial officer” of construction contracting companies and construction equipment distributor firms.
Surveys of executives in the United States were conducted during late August and early September 2007. Surveys of executives in Canada were conducted during October and early November 2007. Companies surveyed were selected in a random sampling process that considered a variety of factors, including regional representation in both the U.S. and Canada and Standard Industry Classification
(SIC) Code.
The Construction Industry Forecast PDF FILE
Construction forcast to grow 5.8 percent in 2008
Decmber 20, 2007
Construction put in place is expected to grow by 5.8 percent next year, despite a decline of 3.7 percent in 2007, according to a new report.
The report, 2008 U.S. Construction Overview, forecasts that in 2008, construction put in place will total $1.21 trillion, about 9 percent gross of domestic product. That means that the health and direction of the construction market matters not only to firms directly in the construction industry, but also to the overall economic health of the country.
“The 2008 construction forecast is generally positive and many sectors of the construction industry will remain healthy, despite the continuing drag of the housing downturn,” says Heather Jones, construction economist for FMI’s Research Services, which conducted the report. "In terms of trends, the aging of the population, immigration and deteriorating infrastructure will drive much of this growth. The health care, public safety, office and transportation segments will see the strongest growth in 2008.”
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