Tag: Census Bureau data

Construction Equipment
Preliminary steel imports down 10 percent
Based on preliminary Census Bureau data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported today that the U.S. imported a total of 2,107,000 net tons (NT) of steel in November (down 10%), including 1,646,000 NT of finished steel (down 13%) vs. the October final data. Annualized total and finished steel imports in 2011 would be 28.8 and 22.1 million NT, respectively, up 21% and 17% vs. 2010. Finished steel import market share in November was an estimated 20% and is 22% year-to-date (YTD).
January 3, 2012
Steel Imports
Roadbuilding
Preliminary steel imports down 10 percent
Based on preliminary Census Bureau data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported on Dec. 28 that the U.S. imported a total of 2,107,000 net tons (NT) of steel in November (down 10 percent), including 1,646,000 NT of finished steel (down 13 percent) vs. the October final data. Annualized total and finished steel imports […]
December 30, 2011
Steel Imports
Business
AGC: Construction spending up, but industry still ‘fragile’
Construction spending increased by 0.4 percent in November, the third straight rise in the total, the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) noted in an analysis of new Census Bureau data. Private residential and public construction each gained 0.7 percent compared with October’s totals, while private nonresidential construction edged down 0.1 percent. “It is heartening to see three increases in a row for the total,” said Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist, in a written statement about the analysis. “But most categories showed more of a seesaw pattern over the past three months, indicating that construction spending remains fragile at best.”
January 10, 2011
Roadbuilding
AGC: Construction spending up, but industry still ‘fragile’
Construction spending increased by 0.4 percent in November, the third straight rise in the total, the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) noted in an analysis of new Census Bureau data. Private residential and public construction each gained 0.7 percent compared with October’s totals, while private nonresidential construction edged down 0.1 percent. “It is heartening […]
January 10, 2011
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