Global Construction Service

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Do you need to evaluate risk and opportunity across construction markets?

This service provides a fifteen-year global construction outlook with forecasts for 74 countries and 20 structure types, allowing you to quickly target high performance markets and pinpoint risk. No competitor matches our combination of coverage, industry expertise and econometric forecast rigor. Access executive summaries, key statistics and country ratings via our online platform, to:

Size and rank markets
Create resilient market entry and expansion strategies
Quantify support for investment decisions
Understand risk-reward equation by country
Set and achieve revenue targets

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What’s Included

Analysis

Global Executive Overview (quarterly)
High-level recap of key global construction trends and developments, with Market Opportunity & Risk Ratings

Global Construction Webcast (quarterly)
Our analysts outline key findings of the construction forecast, highlight current research into a special topic and offer a real time question and answer session

Special Reports
Deep dive on construction industry implications from major news stories and events

Headline Analysis (daily)
Event-driven construction market news

Analyst Access
On-demand access to our team of economists and country analysts

Detailed Country Reports
In-depth view of each country's residential, nonresidential and infrastructure markets

New vs. Renovation Spending
New construction vs. renovation investment by major segment for 20 construction markets in Europe and the United States.

Forecasts and Data

Forecasts
15-year forecasts of global construction activity for 74 countries and 20 structure types (quarterly updates)

Construction Market Trends & Drivers
Quarterly report forecasting macroeconomic indicators (e.g. interest and exchange rates), key drivers and defining trends

Sector Coverage

Commercial: Retail, Hotels & Restaurants
Office
Institutional: Education, Health & Social Services
Industrial: Chemicals, Communications, Electrical/Electronics, Food Processing, Petroleum Refining, Transportation Equipment, Utilities
Infrastructure: Energy, Transportation, Public health
Residential

Workflow Tools

S&P Global Connect: Our online delivery platform, for fast, easy access to analysis, data and forecasts. Our intuitive interface and workflow tools allow you to:

Access analysis and data in a single search
Leverage interactive presentation-ready graphs
Customize and format data and charts
Save search criteria for routine data retrieval tasks
Refresh saved content automatically
Export content to Excel, PDF, PPT

S&P Global Connect® Data Browser: Simple data searching and discovery, charting, downloading and saving for future use.

Rapid Data Retrieval
Access data from multiple sources in a single search
Filter and select data by concept, geography, source and frequency
Presentation Tools: Build customizable, presentation-ready graphs
Flexible Export: Export content to multiple formats (Excel, PDF, PowerPoint)
Automated Content Refreshes:
Save frequently used searches and datasets
Create refreshable Excel files

Client Privileges

Full access to our construction team for ad-hoc requests and questions
Client webcasts

Geographic Coverage

Asia

Australia
Bangladesh
China
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Japan
Korea
Malaysia
New Zealand
Pakistan
Philippines
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Taiwan
Thailand
Vietnam

Eastern Europe

Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Hungary
Poland
Romania
Russia
Slovakia
Ukraine

Western Europe

Austria
Belgium
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
United Kingdom

Central and South America

Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Ecuador
Honduras
Panama
Peru
Uruguay
Venezuela

Middle East and Africa

Bahrain
Cameroon
Egypt
Iran
Israel
Jordan
Kenya
Kuwait
Morocco
Nigeria
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
South Africa
Tunisia
United Arab Emirates

North America

Canada
Mexico
United States

What Clients Are Saying

"[The] Global Construction Outlook helps us calculate demand for our products in countries around the world. It has become a valuable component for developing our market strategy"
Director, Market Research Plumbing Fixture Manufacturer

"[The] Global Construction Outlook provided valuable support to strategic planning and marketing efforts. The report helped us evaluate and compare the size and risks of various construction markets around the world. We also used the report to rank the top construction markets and to provide an overall perspective on the characteristics of the markets we were planning to enter."
Director of Marketing and Planning Construction Services Provider

Solve Your Business Challenge

Challenge	Solution
My company is looking to expand into new national markets and potentially adjacent specialties. How can I identify the opportunities that will maximize growth potential?	Evaluate consistent spending forecasts for nearly 74 countries and 20 structure types.
Construction markets are recovering from recession at dramatically different rates. How can I quickly grasp the dynamic linkages between economic performance and overall and sector-specific construction?	Leverage our analysis, forecasts and market reports to compare residential, non-residential and infrastructure construction spending trends and to keep pace with market trends and drivers.
I need to understand the trade-off between construction opportunities and the risk of investment across markets.	Use our country rankings to align market entry criteria with market size, growth and potential sector/country risk. Create comparative benchmarks by weighting size, growth and risk according to your unique requirements and assess potential strategies by changing these weights.

Experts

Scott Hazelton

Scott oversees bespoke research for clients in construction, heavy equipment, building materials and industrial manufacturing markets. Projects often combine our historical and forecast data with association, company or third-party data to drive actionable business insight, such as market sizing, segmentation and growth potential for both US and global applications. He is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and provides executive briefings. Scott has worked with many of the construction and mining equipment OEMs, equipment rental companies, building materials suppliers and trade associations within manufacturing and construction. He is a regular contributor to numerous industry publications, including International Construction and Rental Management. He began his career as a housing economist with the US Macroeconomic Service, where he developed the quarterly Global Construction Outlook, the US Construction Quarterly Briefing and the US Construction: State and Metropolitan Focus forecasts and commentary. He also developed forecasting models for the US renovation and infrastructure markets.Scott earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics with highest honors from Bates College in the United States.

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