Construction Economic News

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Michael Guckes, Senior Economist

Michael Guckes is Senior Economist for ConstructConnect. He is an international speaker on the North American construction market. Michael has over a decade of economics-related experience in the construction and manufacturing industries.

Blog Feature

By: Michael Guckes, Senior Economist
November 20th, 2023

The project stress index composite represents an equal-weight measure of the seasonally adjusted level of pre-construction projects that have experienced a delayed bid date, have been placed on hold, or have been abandoned in the last 30-days. For the week ending November 20th,

Blog Feature

By: Michael Guckes, Senior Economist
November 13th, 2023

Project Stress Index registered 120.2, indicating that last week’s project stress conditions were 20.2% above their 2021 average level.

Blog Feature

By: Michael Guckes, Senior Economist
November 6th, 2023

Project Stress Index registered 120.2, indicating that last week’s project stress conditions were 20.2% above their 2021 average level.

Blog Feature

By: Michael Guckes, Senior Economist
October 31st, 2023

Project Stress Index registered 120.2, indicating that last week’s project stress conditions were 20.2% above their 2021 average level.

Blog Feature

By: Michael Guckes, Senior Economist
October 23rd, 2023

Project Stress Index Moves Higher On Rising Abandoned Project Readings: 122.7, +3.4%