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The Russian construction industry was negatively affected by the COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent economic lockdown in 2020. Shutdown of various economic activities and restrictions on cross-border and domestic movement also caused worker layoffs,…
In 2020, the Canadian construction industry was negatively affected by overall economic downturn in the face of the global pandemic outbreak, causing lockdowns, closure of business activities and workers’ layoffs. Elevated microeconomic uncertainty…
Asian Pacific economies were hard hit by COVID-19, leading to setback in construction activities in the first half of 2020. Robust Chinese recovery, however, boosted construction output in the second half of the year. Heavy infrastructure…
The infrastructure sector is predicted to remain a key driver of the construction sector over the forecast period, given booming government expenditure on infrastructure projects across the country. In the Union Budget for 2021-2022, the Indian…
The global economic downturn in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic has shaken the Brazilian economy. Government revenue has been reduced significantly, but the authorities have not curbed infrastructure spending. The government was slow to implement…
Robust economic expansion and population growth drove solid housing construction growth in 2019. The COVID-19 outbreak and ensuing lockdown in late 2019 and early 2020 left the construction sector stagnating. Construction sites in many regions of the…
The Italian housing market faced stagnation in 2018 and 2019, given persisting economic uncertainties, low consumer confidence and tight bank lending conditions. Despite a notable increase in public and private investment in renovation work,…
In 2019, the US housing market saw robust growth in demand, supported by rising household incomes. Property prices were also on the rise, recording a 4% increase over 2018. Expanding demand and rising prices allowed real estate developers to see…
In 2019, Western European construction recorded output of USD4,588 billion despite a slight slowdown in major economies. The COVID-19 crisis in 2020 and related uncertainty led to residential and commercial construction contracting. Rising…
The UK’s housing market has been contracting since the 2016 Brexit referendum, in 2019 reaching one of the weakest points since the financial crisis a decade ago. Prevailing uncertainties about microeconomic conditions after the country leaves the EU…
This briefing examines how the construction and real estate industry is performing globally and in the largest countries in terms of construction and real estate output. The report also provides data for production, market size, imports, exports,…
The global construction and real estate industry recorded robust growth in value after COVID-19, stimulated by infrastructure investment and rebounding consumer and business confidence. Booming steel, structural metal and energy prices will play a…