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Real total construction spending is expected to rebound with double-digit growth on an annual basis in 2011 and 2012, according to the IHS Global Insight forecast.
The mixed outlook for the construction market mirrors the mixed outlook for the broad economy. While the outlook for nonresidential construction is weak for this year and next, residential construction – driven by a single-family market verging on recovery – is expected to expand in the second half of 2009, climbing 2.1% quarter-on-quarter in the third quarter and 4.8% in the fourth.
Nonresidential construction remains in a slump, according to the forecast, pulled down by commercial construction which faces a 27.9% annual decline this year. Occupancy rates in commercial properties, such as office buildings, hotels and retail stores are falling and rents continue to drop. The combination of shrinking revenue and tight credit markets is acting as a roadblock to businesses seeking additional financing.
The pace of growth for manufacturing construction, pushed up by a surge in spending on pipelines and refineries, has slowed and going forward will likely plummet. On an annual basis, total manufacturing construction spending is forecast to fall 41.5% in 2010 and another 12% in 2011 before recovering in 2012.
Total spending on hospitals and other healthcare buildings continues to increase steadily, driven particularly by rapid expansion in public healthcare construction.
Excluding power segment construction which will decline, infrastructure construction is forecast to rise 6.4% in 2010 and 4.5% in 2011. Most of the $82 billion in infrastructure investment included in the $787 billion stimulus package will be allocated over the next two years.
Spending on transportation infrastructure will see moderate increases in 2010. The stimulus package includes $13 billion for rail projects. However, transit systems in several major cities are facing deficits equal to at least 12% of their operating budgets.
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