Electrical Economy

Construction spending during March 2017 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,218.3 billion, 0.2% below the revised February estimate of $1,220.7 billion. The March figure is 3.6% above the March 2016 estimate of $1,176.4 bil...

Building permits increase in March. Privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits in March were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,260,000, 3.6% above the revised February rate of 1,216,000 and 17% above the March 2016 rate...

The U.S. Department of Commerce said construction spending during February 2017 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,192.8 billion, 0.8% above the revised January estimate of $1,183.8 billion. The February figure is 3% above...

Navigant Research put out its latest analysis of the energy-efficient lighting market and came to the conclusion that declining unit prices for lamps will bring down global revenues for lamps from its estimate of  $23 billion in 2017 to $21.5...