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Industry Insights Start with You: Take the Fall Survey
Welcome to autumn. This season includes a lot of work to get ready for winter and the new year....
Read MoreU.S. Ag and Ag Construction Market Showing Optimism
In the CSI columns, we rely heavily on the results from our proprietary surveys. This provides...
Read MoreSECTION 8: COLD-FORMED METAL BUILDINGS
CONSTRUCTION DATA
Lightweight and versatile, cold-formed metal buildings require less substantial foundations than conventional red iron buildings and serve as excellent outbuildings for equipment storage, small manufacturing, machine shops, and...
Read MoreSECTION 7: GARAGE, SHED AND CARPORT
CONSTRUCTION DATA
Home improvement contractors who sell specialty services, such as siding and roofing replacements, need to generate lots of leads to make a sale. The same is true with contractors who sell and install garages, sheds, and...
Read MoreSECTION 6: ROLLFORMING AND METAL FORMING
CONSTRUCTION DATA
Any building project that involves metal components will at some point require that metal to be manipulated. That’s where rollforming and metal forming come into place. Whether it’s being done on an industrial-grade machine on a...
Read MoreSECTION 5: METAL ROOFING AND RESIDENTIAL ROOFING DATA
In research released last Fall, the Metal Roofing Alliance reported that the housing market slowdown in 2023 caused a decline in the metal roofing market. That slight decline coincided, though, with an increase in the share of...
Read MoreSECTION 4: POST-FRAME CONSTRUCTION DATA
The post-frame construction market is primarily centered in rural America, which also means that companies engaged in post-frame construction are also likely taking on other building types. Rural builders need to be flexible....
Read MoreSECTION 3: THE RURAL BUILDER:AGRICULTURAL, RESIDENTIALAND LIGHT COMMERCIALCONSTRUCTION DATA
Companies serving the rural construction market fill a unique niche in the construction industry. Agricultural buildings – often the mainstay of the rural builder – are different from commercial or other buildings....
Read MoreSECTION 2: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY DATA
Driven in no small part by the investments as a result of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), the construction industry has been on a steady rise over the last two years with increased spending and greater...
Read MoreSECTION 1: GENERAL ECONOMY TRENDS AND DATA
Since 2021, the U.S. economy has experienced significant shifts driven by inflation, interest rate hikes, labor shortages, and supply chain disruptions. The post-pandemic recovery saw strong consumer demand, but inflation surged...
Read More2025 CSI – Annual & Market Report
CSI – Annual & Market Report Welcome to the 2025 edition of the CSI-Annual & Market...
Read More2025 CSI Survey Results Are In
The survey for the 2025 CSI-Annual & Market Report is closed and we are coming through the...
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