Dodge: Construction starts down through four months of year | Pit & Quarry

Dodge: Construction starts down through four months of year | Pit & Quarry

Total construction starts were down 9 percent in April to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.03 trillion, according to Dodge Construction Network. Nonresidential building starts declined 3 percent in April, residential starts fell 4 percent and nonbuilding starts decreased 22 percent. On a year-to-date basis through April, Dodge says total construction starts are down 3 percent from last year. Nonresidential starts are down 10 percent, resi…