Construction and Real Estate

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…