by Calculated Danger on 9/10/2024 11:22:00 AM
From Dodge Knowledge Analytics: Dodge Momentum Index Rises 3% in August
The Dodge Momentum Index (DMI), issued by Dodge Building Community, elevated 2.9% in August to 220.4 (2000=100) from the revised July studying of 214.2. Over the month, business planning expanded 1.9% and institutional planning improved 5.7%.
“Owners and developers continued to prime the planning queue in August, ahead of next year’s anticipated stronger market conditions,” acknowledged Sarah Martin, affiliate director of forecasting at Dodge Building Community. “With the Fed’s September rate cut all but finalized, the influence of selective lending standards and inflation should moderate next year, alongside a modest upgrade to consumer demand. As a result, stronger planning activity was widespread in August, with most nonresidential sectors seeing growth.”
Industrial planning noticed one other month of broad-based enhancements. After slowing down in recent times, warehouse tasks have gained momentum during the last three months. Inns and retail planning have been steadily increasing as nicely. Knowledge facilities continued to dominate massive venture exercise, however the price at which planning tasks entered the queue in August moderated after a number of months of very sturdy progress. On the institutional facet, healthcare was the first driver of this previous month’s growth, adopted by leisure planning. In August, the DMI was 31% larger than in August of 2023. The business phase was up 42% from year-ago ranges, whereas the institutional phase was up 8% over the identical interval.
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The DMI is a month-to-month measure of the worth of nonresidential constructing tasks going into planning, proven to guide building spending for nonresidential buildings by a full 12 months.
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This graph reveals the Dodge Momentum Index since 2002. The index was at 220.4 in August, up from 214.2 the earlier month.
Based on Dodge, this index leads “construction spending for nonresidential buildings by a full year”. This index suggests a slowdown in 2024 and early 2025, however a pickup in mid-2025.
Industrial building is often a lagging financial indicator.
