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A Dearth of Mega Projects in September Versus August ConstructConnect announced today that the latest month’s volume of construction starts, excluding residential work, was $34.7 billion (green shaded box, Table 3 below),-32.9% compared with August’s figure of $51.6 billion (originally reported as $50.2 billion). The decline of nearly one-third (or -$16.9 billion) was due to a disparity in ‘mega project’ start-ups. Whereas August featured 5 projects of a billion dollars or more each, totaling $18.7 billion, September had only two such undertakings, combining for $2.3 billion (yielding a gap of -$16.4 billion).

The accompanying table records the top 10 project starts in the U.S. for September 2019.

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Another Outstanding Mega Project Month ConstructConnect announced today that the latest month’s volume of construction starts, excluding residential work, was $50.2 billion (green shaded box, Table 3 below), +8.9% compared with July’s upwardly revised figure of $46.1 billion (originally reported as $45.4 billion). While July featured a wealth of mega project starts (four for more than $1 billion each, totaling $8.7 billion), August’s record was even better (five such projects adding to $18.7 billion). August’s largest groundbreaking was a $10 billion ExxonMobil ethane cracker in Texas.

The accompanying table records the top 10 project starts in the U.S. for August 2019.

Clichés are often true and it is the case that a picture can be worth a thousand words.