However, our perusal of activity in many markets points to mostly build-to-suits in construction activity.
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Although there will be very little construction activity in 2013, landlords will see modestly better occupancy.
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Multifamily accounts for more than half of new construction activity in Dallas and Honolulu.
Construction activity has halved, from 12.8% of economy in 2007, to 6.1% last year.
Despite these improved results, new construction activity remains weak and steel prices are on the rise.
Amidst the flurry of construction activity, with an entourage of 10 people, Gaur expressed his displeasure.
New construction activity will inch upward, operating income will be a little better, and property values will level off.
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And in comparison with other key sectors, such as manufacturing, infrastructure construction activity creates a higher proportion of jobs.
But multi-unit buildings accounted for the highest share of construction activity in New York (91%) and San Francisco (90%).
"Construction activity generally, general construction, civil engineering and housing, have a vital, dynamic effect on getting an economy going, " he said.
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The firm expects construction activity to slump 30% in 2009, after a 9% expansion in the first nine months of this year.
He thinks new nonresidential construction activity will progress much more slowly and unevenly this year, offering less demand for workers than residential.
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Raleigh, Houston, and Oklahoma City also have above-average construction activity.
Weak construction activity has been dragging down the economy for a year or more and will keep doing so for a while yet.
There had also been indications of construction activity on the rocket site's upper gantry platform "required for future launches of long-range rockets", it said.
Now, with construction activity recovering, their sales are witnessing a boost.
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Construction activity was especially strong in Texas and the Carolinas.
Building permits applications are a significant indicator of future construction activity.
Construction activity fell 2.5% in the first quarter and remains more than 18% lower than it was before the start of the financial crisis in 2008.
The highest increase in sales occurred in North America among all geographies driven in part by improving construction activity but also to equipment and fleet upgrades.
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"Immediate checks revealed that the augering operation was associated with construction activity on land about 13 metres (42ft) above the top of the tunnel, " it added.
Also, this would help narrow the price gap between existing and new homes, which would encourage new construction activity as the relative attractiveness of new homes improves.
Construction activity is withering, a dreadful development for the industry but one that is reducing inventory and sowing the seeds for an eventual recovery of home prices.
Philips said weak construction activity was hurting its lighting division, though LED light sales were up 38 percent as the new technology continues to replace traditional incandescent bulbs.
The Street is bullish on certain parts of construction activity.
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Syria is the only Arab country that is self-sufficient in food, but the main construction activity in the past two decades has been the extension of slums around Damascus.
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In short, fewer fire sale foreclosed properties on the market will narrow the price differential between those and new homes, which will increase the relative attractiveness of new homes, thus stimulating construction activity.
What explains these local differences in construction activity?
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