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Economic Research

• Consensus Construction Forecast

• Monthly Economic Indicators

• Recent Articles and Presentations from the Economics and Market Research Team

Consensus Construction Forecast
The AIA Consensus Construction Forecast Panel is conducted twice a year with the leading nonresidential construction forecasters in the United States including, McGraw-Hill Construction, IHS-Global Insight, Moody’s Economy.com, FMI, Reed Construction Data, Associated Builders & Contractors, and Wells Fargo Securities. The purpose of the Consensus Construction Forecast Panel is to project business conditions in the construction industry over the coming 12 to 18 months. The Consensus Construction Forecast has been conducted for 15 years.

Monthly Economic Indicators

Recent Articles and Presentations from the Economics and Market Research Team
Periodically, the members of our department write articles on topical business issues, concerning architects. You may read the most recent articles here.

2012 AIA Firm Survey: Economic Downturn Cut Architecture Firm Revenue by 40 Percent, Employment by Almost a Third, August 2012

Economic Considerations Regarding the Future of the Architecture Profession (Collateral Discussion, March 2012)

Who Makes What (From ARCHITECT Magazine, October 2011)

AIA Compensation Survey: Architect Compensation Stagnant – Aug. 2011

2010 ABI Seasonal Adjustment update - Feb. 2010

Why Construction is Essential - Jan. 2010