Tuesday, November 26, 2013

INDUSTRY - Construction spending down throughout region



Construction spending throughout the Philadelphia region is off by 5 percent compared with last year, according to year-to-date data from McGraw Hill Construction.

A tad more than $3.3 billion has been spent so far this year on both non residential and residential construction projects. Last year, $3.5 billion was spent during the first 10 months of the year. Non-residential building, which includes office, retail, hotels, educational, warehouses and other commercial properties, is off by 20 percent, or $1.8 billion compared with $2.2 billion. Residential building, which accounts for single and multifamily construction, is up by 21 percent to $1.5 billion from $1.2 billion.

The data covers a geographic area covering Philadelphia, Camden and Wilmington.

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