NEW JERSEY (December 7, 2020)—The Dodge Momentum Index fell 2.6% in November to 123.3 from the revised October reading of 126.5. The Momentum Index, issued by Dodge Data & Analytics, is a monthly measure of the first (or initial) report for nonresidential building projects in planning, which have been shown to lead construction spending for nonresidential buildings by a full year.

WASHINGTON (December 1, 2020)—National nonresidential construction spending was virtually unchanged in October, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published by the United States Census Bureau. On a seasonally adjusted, annualized basis, spending totaled $792.4 billion for the month.