PUBLISHER: GlobalData | PRODUCT CODE: 1123641
PUBLISHER: GlobalData | PRODUCT CODE: 1123641
The US construction industry is expected to contract by 4.3% in 2022, following growth of 1% in 2021. GlobalData has revised down growth in 2022 due to a worse-than-expected performance in Q2 2022, when the industry's gross output-in real terms-plummeted by 8.5% year on year (YoY), following a contraction of 6.5% in Q1 2022. Cumulatively, the industry's output fell by 7.5% YoY in H1 2022. Persistent price pressures, interest rate hikes, and supply chain issues have weighed heavily on construction output in the US, causing delays and costs hikes.
The industry is expected to rebound at an annual average growth rate of 3.2% from 2023 to 2026, supported by investment in the transport, electricity, housing, and manufacturing sectors. In August 2022, the Biden administration signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) which addresses priorities related to climate change and healthcare. This includes $369 billion in climate-related funding. Among others, these funds will be provided in the form of grants to increase the domestic manufacturing capacity of solar panels, wind turbines, batteries, and other essential components to support renewable energy production and storage projects. In addition to this, the IRA will also provide incentives to boost the usage of electric vehicles (EVs) and is expected to generate investment in EV facilities in the coming years.
Forecast-period growth in the American construction industry will also be supported by investment as part of the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Funds from the IIJA will be spent over the next ten years, including $550 billion in new spending over the next five years. As of mid-August 2022, the government had funded over 5,000 projects and released approximately $113 billion in funding, as part of the IIJA. In a recent development, the government announced an allocation of $1.5 billion for 26 transport infrastructure projects, as part of the IIJA
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This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the construction industry in the US. It provides -