Dodge Momentum Index Loses Steam in April

NEW YORK, May 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dodge Momentum Index fell 5.1% in April to 133.8 (2000=100) from its revised March reading of 140.9. The Momentum Index 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. April's decline was due to a 12.0% drop for the institutional component of the Momentum Index, while the commercial component rose a meager 0.1%. Since early 2016, the Momentum Index has gained substantial ground, albeit in a saw-tooth pattern, increasing by over 20% through March this year. Despite April's decline, the broad upward trend for the Momentum Index remains present, suggesting that construction activity still has further room to grow in 2017. The planning data's strengthening over the past year stands in stark contrast to the 2014-2015 period, when the Momentum Index saw little improvement, gaining just 4.0% in that 24-month span.

In April, six projects entered planning each with a value that exceeded $100 million. For the commercial building sector, the leading projects were a $275 million commercial building project in Brooklyn NY and the $110 million Optimus Logistics Center in Perris CA. The leading institutional projects were the $200 million Kennedy Health Patient Tower in Turnersville NJ and the $110 millionHighline High School replacement in Burien WA.

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