FMI Forecasts Steady Growth in Construction for 2017
Raleigh, NC -May 2, 2016 – FMI’s forecast for 2017 predicts an increase of 6% for total construction put in place. With GDP most recently reporting 2.1 percent growth in the fourth quarter of 2016, construction growth of 6% looks solid. Although this is a drop from the hot pace of growth from 2013 through 2015, it seems to indicate that the recovery bounce is over and more normal…