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February 9, 2026

Written by: Eric Gaus, Dodge Chief Economist, and Sarah Martin, Associate Director of Forecasting With the U.S. Census Bureau continuing…

December 22, 2025

With the U.S. Census Bureau continuing to face delays in releasing its construction spending and housing starts data due to…

November 21, 2025

Written by: Eric Gaus, Dodge Chief Economist, and Sarah Martin, Associate Director of Forecasting With the U.S. Census Bureau unable…

November 11, 2025

As the federal government shutdown stretches on, concern is mounting over what it could mean for construction activity across the…

October 27, 2025

Written by: Eric Gaus, Dodge Chief Economist With the U.S. Census Bureau unable to release its Construction Spending and Housing…

October 17, 2025

Originally published as “The Specter of Stagflation” on NASBP by Dodge Chief Economist Eric Gaus Economic uncertainty continues to shape…

October 2, 2025

By Lilli Tillman Smith, Industry Analyst, and Eric Gaus, Chief Economist When Washington gridlock leads to a government shutdown, the…

September 4, 2025

July 8, 2025

by Eric Gaus, Chief Economist at Dodge Construction Network The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) as signed into law…

June 17, 2025

by Olevia Sharbaugh Starkey, Economist at Dodge Construction Network Now hiring, just not advertising. Construction job openings edged down 1%…