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U.S. Construction InVue provides cutting edge information and insight into the domestic construction industry and presents it to you monthly in Power Point, Excel and PDF. These all-inclusive reports include general economic trends, construction activity indicators, and real and nominal construction spending for over 30 categories for the current year.

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U.S. Cement InVue
PCA’s market research presents the U.S. Cement InVue Dashboard. Get PCA’s latest cement industry data, analysis, and forecasts updated right on your desktop. The Cement InVue features 13 months of historical data detailing cement shipments, production, and imports by region as well as forecasts for the current year. In addition, the Cement InVue Dashboard allows for access to PCA’s award winning national forecasts, along with economic and market Flash Reports, and all of PCA’s monthly construction and cement industry reports including the Construction InVue and the Regional Market Pulse. Get the most out of PCA’s Market Intelligence reporting through this all in one dashboard

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PCA’s Market Intelligence has bundled reports to make it easier to order and receive monthly updates on cement and construction activity. Your subscription to the Monitor Outlook Plus package includes:
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Forecasts

2012 Forecast Release Dates
  • National
    April 18, July 20, and November 13
  • State
    May 31, August 10, and January 4, 2013
  • County June 15, August 24, and January 18, 2013



2011 Forecast Release Dates
  • National
    April 20, July 15, and November 15
  • State
    June 1, August 26, and December 30




International Forecast Report, January 10, 2012

Despite expectations of moderate-to-strong growth for many emerging and transitional economies, potential economic weakness among industrialized economies has prompted PCA to lower its world economic and cement consumption growth forecasts. Strong growth in India and China is expected to mask harsh conditions that are expected to characterize many of the industrialized economies’ cement markets.

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U.S. Forecast, Spring 2012

Recovery in the construction industry is nearing.  PCA expects a gain in real construction spending will materialize this year - after seven years of consecutive declines.  Growth in construction activity is expected to be led by the private sector, namely the residential and some sub-markets within the nonresidential sector.

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Canadian Forecast, Spring 2012

he Canadian economy outperformed PCA’s expectations last year and the outlook suggests moderate upside potential, particularly in the energy centric provinces.  Although energy and mining are the darlings of investment activity, they will offer little compensation for the expected lack of demand in cement intensive public infrastructure and residential construction.  Downside risk remains should the U.S. recovery reflect another false start.

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Capacity Report, Spring 2012

Weak demand conditions, the prospect of a slow recovery, the potential of large capital investments required to comply with EPA mandates has resulted in permanent and temporary plant closures and the postponement of planned expansions. These actions significantly reduce domestic capacity estimates during the forecast horizon compared to estimates prior to the recession.
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Long-Term Cement Consumption Outlook, October 22, 2009

United States’ cement consumption is expected to decline to 75 million metric tons in 2009, compared to near record levels of 128 million metric tons recorded in 2005. This decline reflects current economic adversities impact on cement consumption. With economic recovery, cement consumption is expected to reach nearly 192 million metric tons in 2035.

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Reports

Analysis

The New Paving Realities: The Impact of Asphalt Cost Escalator Clauses on State Finances, February 27, 2012

The need to spend highway investment dollars more efficiently is greater than ever before. Unfortunately, DOT policies, many which were formulated 30-40 years ago, can impair DOT’s ability to make efficient decisions. Many state DOT procurement policies are biased toward asphalt and based on concepts that do not capture recent structural changes in paving material prices. Procurement distortions caused to DOT policies are partially responsible for the rise in paving and highway maintenance costs. PCA estimates that asphalt escalator clauses have cost states $1.1 billion in cost overruns since 2006. Among the biased paving procurement policies, many state DOTs allow for asphalt cost escalator clauses.

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Paving: The New Realities, November 11, 2011

Until recently, asphalt enjoyed a lower “initial bid” and, according to some, a “life cycle” paving cost advantage compared to concrete.  The environment and dynamics of world economic growth that resulted in asphalt’s paving cost advantage no longer exist.  The new global realities suggest that asphalt’s long-held paving cost advantage over concrete has not only eroded – but has already reversed.

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Paving Market Assessment for the State of New Mexico, June 2011

PCA develops cement volume estimates attached to New Mexico’s highway system based on transportation districts designated by New Mexico’s Department of Transportation (NMDOT). Once the size of the paving market is determined, PCA estimates the impact of an assumed 1% annual gain in market share attributed to successful promotion efforts. Using this approach, districts with the largest volume gains through the 2011-2015 horizon are identified. The report is divided into six sections. The first three sections establish a baseline from which the analysis assesses the ability of NMDOT to meet its paving needs. Sections four and five convert spending into paving opportunities for roadways and make a case for expected future market share gains.  The final section of the report examines cement volumes resulting from a 1% annual gain in market share.

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Paving Market Assessment for the Commonwealth of Virginia, April 2011

PCA compares the expected cement volumes attached to highways, streets and local roads and parking lots through 2015. The report is divided into eight sections. The first three sections establish a baseline from which the analysis is based and compares the ability of Virginia to meet its paving needs. Sections four through 5 convert spending into paving opportunities for roadways and make a case for expected future market share gains. The final sections of the report compare cement volumes resulting from 1% annual gains in market share for both roadways and parking lots attributed to successful promotion efforts.

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Paving: The New Realities

With the U.S. poised to invest heavily in roads and highways and as legislation designed to expand major infrastructure projects looms on the horizon, concrete is fast emerging as not only the more cost-effective long-term solution for road construction, but also a far less-expensive initial investment.
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Overview Impact of Existing and Proposed Regulatory Standards on Domestic Cement Capacity, January 2011
Already a heavily regulated industry, the U.S. cement industry is currently faced with seven different existing or proposed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulatory standards. PCA examined the cumulative impact of these regulations on United States cement, concrete, and construction industries, especially potential impact on construction costs, employment, and the environment.
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