Sentences with phrase «u.s. construction spending»

U.S. construction spending sank 0.4 % in November to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $ 1.12 trillion, the Commerce Department reported Monday.

U.S. construction spending reached an 11 - year high last month, according to Reuters.

Not exact matches

But while China's economy begins to waver, the U.S. economy is showing continued strength, with good consumer spending and strengthening residential construction, said Kavcic.

After the U.S. elections, prices for copper and iron ore, used in building and construction projects, surged amid hopes for increased infrastructure spending.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

Cabinet reports reveal increased spending on sports every year while satellite imagery and state media show construction of new facilities as well as renovation of old gymnasiums and skate parks, according to Curtis Melvin, researcher at Johns Hopkins University's U.S. - Korea Institute.

The U.S. government's spending on construction tumbled 14.2 % to $ 23.49 billion in 2013, the Commerce Department said Monday.

Annie is a U.S. Fulbright Scholar who spent a year in Calgary, Canada assessing the environmental life cycle of utilizing industrial hemp within the construction industry.

Crude oil was little changed near a five - month high as pending sales of U.S. existing homes jumped along with spending on construction projects.

And added that the review also showed «higher spending on construction and lower - than - expected remodeling subsidies from landlords, particularly outside the U.S.»

According to a recently released study by Persistence Market Research, companies will have spent more than $ 40.4 billion U.S. on the construction of new data centres around the globe this year.

The Obama Administration has proposed slashing spending on the domestic fusion research by 16 % in the 2013 fiscal year that begins on 1 October and is using the savings to help pay for the U.S. contribution to the international fusion experiment ITER, under construction in Cadarache, France.

According to NAHB analysis of the latest U.S. Census Bureau Construction Spending report, private residential spending jumped 0.5 percent inSpending report, private residential spending jumped 0.5 percent inspending jumped 0.5 percent in August.

Solid economic performance in the U.S. in almost all sectors — employment, housing, construction, manufacturing, exports, consumer spending and optimism, and vehicle sales

According to an article published on the ReedConstructionData.com website, author Bernard M. Markstein, RCD U.S. Chief Economist, writes, «New residential construction spending was up a strong 2.3 %... single - family construction spending increased 1.8 % following a 1.2 % rise... multi-family construction spending surged 4.7 % after jumping an almost as strong 4.1 % in April...» These numbers indicate that residential real estate is on the rise after a slow building period that spanned several years.

Builders spent $ 2.7 billion on U.S. warehouse construction in October, the most since the census started keeping track in 1993.

According to American Institute of Architects, despite labor shortages and rising material costs that continue to impact the construction sector, construction spending for nonresidential buildings in the U.S. is projected to increase 4 % this year and continue at that pace of growth through 2019.

The U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced this month that construction spending during November 2016 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $ 1.18 trillion, 0.9 % higher than October's estimate and 4.1 % higher than November 2015.

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A considerable drop in public construction spending brought down the overall increase for the month, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.