Wells Fargo Construction Industry Survey Shows Increased Activity in 2011

Wells Fargo Construction Industry Survey Shows Increased Activity in 2011

According to the Wells Fargo Equipment Finance Construction Quarterly Q3 2011, there is greater construction activity in 2011 compared to last year:

  • 38.4% of construction industry executives surveyed said activity was "somewhat higher" or "much higher" than the previous year, compared with 28.5% who said so in 2010.
  • 24.1% of respondents said construction activity is "somewhat lower" or "much lower" than a year ago, compared with 39.4% in 2010 who said activity was lower than the previous year.
  • 43% of equipment distributors said construction activity was "somewhat higher" or "much higher" than the year previous, compared with 37% who said so in last year's survey.
  • 34.3% of contractors said activity was "somewhat higher" or "much higher" than the previous year, compared with only 25% who said so in 2010.

(Read the full Construction Industry Survey . . . )

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