Archive for December, 2011
A stronger U.S. economy should underpin Canada’s growth in 2012
Despite an extremely hostile external economic environment largely caused by uncertainty about the ability of policy makers in Europe to resolve their sovereign debt crisis, and increasing concern about the health of the global economy, growth in Canada rebounded sharply by +3.5% quarter over quarter at annual rates (q/q AR) in the third quarter.
November home starts in the U.S. mean more chimneys for Santa to descend
As set out in a joint news release from the Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. home starts in November rose 9.3% month to month and a smile-inducing 24.3% year over year.
RSMeans’ dollar-per-square-foot construction costs for medical facilities and a high-rise residence
Accompanying this report are tables based on RSMeans’ measures of dollar-per-square-foot construction costs. The results for 25 major cities are shown for three types of health care facilities, plus a high-rise apartment building. Also presented are a number of key city and other type-of-structure cost comparisons
Wrapping one’s mind around 2012’s world
Hump day approaches for the Gregorian calendar. That’s the time of year when concerns about 2011 recede and worries about 2012 become more immediate.
Economic Activity Improved in Most of the Nation in October
The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia reported that its coincident regional economic activity indexes rose in 43 states in October from September. On a three-month moving average basis, 42 states showed improvement
