Analysis of Construction Past, Present, and Future

Trends in the construction industry—in short.

Single Family Housing. Courtesy of McGraw Construction, 2009.

Robert Murray, vice president of economic affairs at McGraw-Hill Construction, shared his knowledge of trends in the industry at a conference last week. The conference, hosted by McGraw-Hill, focused on the impact of the financial crisis on the construction industry in the United States. Below are graphs showing trends of the major areas of construction over the past 18 years. The data pertains to construction starts in billions of dollars.

Single Family Housing Still Falling