The 2015 Year End Construction Vital Statistics are here. Learn about all of the Construction trends from Unemployment to Starts and Permits during 2015.

1. 2015YEAR END
Construction
Vital Statistics
Owner Confidence Index
Readings above 50 indicate growth
Nonresidential Construction
Unemployment Rate
Sales
Expectations
StaffingLevel
Intentions
ProfitMargin
Expectations
1stHalf’15
62.9
1stHalf’15
66.2
Housing Starts
MaterialPrices
OverallPrices
AveragePrices
vs.PreviousYear
4.0% 4.6%
Spending
OverallSpending
AverageSpending
vs.PreviousYear
3.4% 8.9%
1stHalf’15
69.4
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Construction Industry
-10%
-5%
0%
5%
10%
15%
Total 1-Family Units 5+ Family Units
STRONGEST MONTHS: June, Aug. & Sept.
SIGNIFICANT GROWTH compared to 2014
OverallGrowthYear-Over-YearAvg.
Housing Permits
5+ FAMILY UNITS SAW SIGNIFICANT
GROWTH IN 2015
-5%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
Total 1-Family Units 5+ Family Units
1-Family Units stayed flat, but showed growth
compared to 2014
OverallGrowthYear-Over-YearAvg.
0.0%
2.0%
4.0%
6.0%
8.0%
10.0%
Jan Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov.
National Overall
2ndHalf’14
67.3
2ndHalf’14
61
2ndHalf’14
66.3

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2015 at a Glance
Housing Permits and Starts (National) Mar. ’15 Jun. ’15 Sep. ’15 Dec. ’15
Permits - Total -5.7% 7.4% -5.0% -3.9%
Permits - Total from 12 months earlier 2.9% 30.0% 4.7% 14.4%
1-Family - change from previous month 2.1% 0.9% -0.3% 1.8%
1-Family - change year over year 4.1% 6.0% 6.7% 8.0%
5+ Units - change from previous month -16.0% 16.1% -14.6% -13.5%
5+ Units - change year over year 1.6% 79.0% -1.3% 23.6%
Starts - Total 2.0% 9.8% 6.5% -2.5%
Starts - Total from 12 months earlier -2.5% 26.6% 17.5% 6.4%
1-Family - change from previous month 4.4% -0.9% 0.3% -3.3%
1-Family - change year over year -2.7% 14.7% 12.0% 6.1%
5+ Units - change from previous month -7.1% 28.6% 17.0% -3.4%
5+ Units - change year over year -4.7% 55.0% 28.6% 8.6%
Nonresidential Construction Spending
◆ Monthly Change Change Year-Over-Year
1.0%
0.0%
-1.0%
-2.0%
-3.0%
-4.0%
-5.0%
-6.0%
-7.0%
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Nonresidential Construction Material Prices
◆ Previous Month Change Year-Over-Year
14.0%
12.0%
10.0%
8.0%
6.0%
4.0%
2.0%
0.0%
-2.0%
-4.0%
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Data above obtained from the following sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Housing and Urban Development,
Producer Price Index, Associated Builders and Contractors, and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.