A–Z of economic indicators

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13 results for “construction activity”

Construction Spending MoM

U.S. Construction Spending tracks the monthly value of construction work put in place and is used as a signal of building activity and investment momentum.

Construction put in placeMonthly construction spendingValue of construction work doneModerate volatility

Building Permits

United States Building Permits track authorizations for new privately owned residential housing units and are used as a forward-looking gauge of future homebuilding activity.

U.S. residential building permitshousing permitsbuilding permit authorizationsModerate volatility

New Home Sales MoM

A monthly U.S. housing indicator covering sales of newly built single-family homes.

New Residential SalesNew House SalesNew Single-Family Home SalesModerate volatility

U.S. Housing Starts MoM

U.S. Housing Starts MoM measures the monthly change in new residential construction activity, usually using the seasonally adjusted annual rate of privately owned housing units started.

U.S. new residential construction startsUnited States housing starts month-over-monthnew privately owned housing units startedHigh volatility

Ai Group Australian Industry Index

A monthly survey-based gauge of whether activity in Australian industrial sectors is expanding or contracting.

Ai Group Industry IndexAustralian Industry IndexAi Group industrial activity indexModerate volatility

Australia Building Approvals MoM

Australia Building Approvals MoM tracks the monthly change in approved building work and is used as a leading indicator for future construction activity.

Australia building permitsAustralian dwelling approvalsAustralia building approvals MoMModerate volatility

Bulgaria Construction Output YoY

Bulgaria construction output year-over-year tracks the annual change in construction production and provides a timely signal of building and infrastructure activity.

Bulgaria construction productionBulgaria construction sector outputBulgaria construction activity year-over-yearModerate volatility

China NBS Non Manufacturing PMI

China NBS Non-Manufacturing PMI is a survey-based measure of activity in China’s services and construction sectors. Readings above 50 generally signal expansion, while readings below 50 signal contraction.

NBS = National Bureau of Statistics; PMI = Purchasing Managers' Index

Japan Housing Starts YoY

This indicator measures how the number of new homes started in Japan changed compared with the same month a year earlier. It helps show whether residential construction activity is expanding or slowing.

YoY: year over year

NBS Non-Manufacturing PMI

A monthly official survey indicator of business conditions across China’s services and construction sectors.

China Non-Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ IndexChina Non-Manufacturing PMINBS Services PMIHigh volatility

Sweden Construction Output YoY

A monthly indicator of how Swedish construction-sector production has changed from the same month a year earlier.

Sweden construction production year-over-yearSwedish construction output annual changeSweden PVI construction sector YoYModerate volatility

Australia Construction Work Done QoQ

A quarterly ABS measure of the real value of building and engineering construction completed in Australia.

Construction Work Done, Australia, PreliminaryAustralian construction activitytotal construction work doneModerate volatility

Australia Private Sector House Approvals MoM

Monthly change in Australian private-sector house approvals, an early signal of housing construction activity.

Private Sector House ApprovalsPrivate House ApprovalsAustralian Private House Building ApprovalsModerate volatility