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EU construction activity picks up sharply in May, says GlobalData

Following the release of data from Eurostat showing a significant improvement in EU construction output in May; Moustafa Ali, Economist at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view on the latest construction data release: “EU construction output rebounded in May, with output increasing by 21.2% month-on-month following the record fall in April, when output plummeted by […]
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Fall in US construction spending in May shows ongoing weakness in country’s construction industry, says GlobalData

Following the announcement by the US Bureau of Statistics that construction spending fell by 2.1% in May from a month earlier: Dariana Tani, Economist at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers her view on the situation: “May’s construction spending data shows the ongoing weakness in the US construction industry amid the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
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SSA construction sector sees cuts as COVID-19 impacts economic activity and investment growth, says GlobalData

The 2020 construction output growth forecast for the sub-saharan Africa (SSA) region has been revised down to 0.7% from the previous pre-COVID forecast of 3.6%, according to GlobalData. This revision reflects the impact of COVID-19 on the region’s economic activity and investment growth stemming from the wider global slowdown. Revenues from travel and air transport […]
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