Key Takeaways
- U.S. commercial construction starts $516 billion in 2023.
- Global data center construction spending $250 billion in 2023.
- U.S. office construction put in place $85 billion in 2023.
- U.S. construction costs index rose 5.8% in 2023.
- Global steel prices for construction increased 15% in 2023.
- U.S. lumber prices averaged $450 per thousand board feet in 2023.
- U.S. construction employment reached 8.1 million in March 2024.
- Global construction workforce estimated at 281 million in 2023.
- U.S. construction unemployment rate was 4.0% in March 2024.
- The U.S. construction industry spending reached $1.78 trillion in 2023, marking a 7.5% increase from 2022.
- Global construction output grew by 3.2% in 2023, projected to reach 4.1% in 2024.
- The real estate construction sector in Europe expanded by 2.8% in 2023, driven by residential demand.
- New housing starts in U.S. totaled 1.41 million units in 2023.
- U.S. single-family housing permits issued 947,000 in 2023.
- Multifamily housing completions reached 442,000 units in U.S. 2023.
Construction spending keeps surging worldwide in 2023 and 2024, led by U.S. and global infrastructure and industrial projects.
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