Economic Data

New building permits, AIA architectural billings and the Conference Board's Leading Economic Indicators.

Episode 100 of the Today’s Electrical Economy podcast sponsored by ChampionFiberglass offers an update on electrical product pricing trends and a sneak preview of the 2024 Mid...

New building permits, AIA architectural billings and the Conference Board's Leading Economic Indicators.

Q2 2024 sales were up +3.4%, a fraction better than in Q1 2024.

The majority of respondents, 69%, report that current conditions are “unchanged” and 23% percent report current conditions are “better.”

The May figure is +6.4% above the May 2023 estimate of $2,011.8 billion.

As in the United States, mergers and acquisitions have transformed the Canadian electrical market, with many of the same large distributors acquiring independent, family-owned...

Episode #98 of this podcast series explore some of the largest construction projects underway and in the planning stages. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.

Declines in building permits and AIA's Architecture Billings Index may point to slowing economic conditions.

Episode 97 of the Today’s Electrical Economy podcast sponsored by Champion looks at the 10 largest distributors in Electrical Wholesaling’s 2024 Top 100 ranking.

The value of new construction still looks decent on a year-over-year basis.

NEMA execs see some softening but overall are confident in the 2024 electrical economy.

Construction of private plastic/rubber plants increased+6.2% in March to $3,358 million and is up an impressive +84.9% YOY.

Episode 93 of the Today’s Electrical Economy podcast sponsored by Champion Fiberglass looks at electrical stocks winners and losers in 1Q 2024 and a new look for GE after its ...

Building permits took a fall in March.

Respondents forecasted growth of about +4% for Q2 2024.

Today's Electrical Economy Podcast - Episode 92 - Audio Only - March 25, 2024 Update

Episode 92 of the Today’s Electrical Economy podcast sponsored by Champion Fiberglass looks at the latest pricing trends from Electrical Marketing’s Electrical Price Index , some...

During the first two months of this year, construction spending amounted to $298.1 billion, +11.9% above the $266.5 billion for the same period in 2023.

Similar to current conditions the percent of NEMA execs expecting to see “unchanged” conditions in six months increased,

The AIA Billings Index and the Conference Board's U.S. Leading Indicators both showed signs of better times ahead.