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66 • DECEMBER 2013 • WORLD FENCE NEWS The Dodge Report continued from page 64 single family housing was still healthy by recent standards – up 9% from January and 27% higher than the average monthly pace reported during 2012. By geography, single family housing in September showed modest declines in all five regions – the Midwest, down 1%; the South Atlantic, down 2%; the Northeast, down 3%; the South Central, down 4%; and the West, down 5%. The 2% gain for total construction starts on an unadjusted basis during the January-September period of 2013 reflected a mixed pattern by the three main construction sectors. Nonresidential building matched the amount reported during last year's first nine months, due to this behavior by segment – commercial building, up 9%; manufacturing building, up 1%; and institutional building, down 5%. Nonbuilding construction year-to-date fell 20%, as a 63% plunge for electric utilities far outweighed a slight 2% gain for public works. Residential building advanced 26% year-to-date, with single family housing up 29% and multifamily housing up 17%. By geography, total construction starts during the first nine months of 2013 showed gains in three of the five major regions – the Northeast, up 13%; the West, up 7%; and the Midwest, up 6%. The South Central retreated 2%, while the South Atlantic dropped 10%. The South Atlantic decline reflected the comparison to the first nine months of 2012 that included the start of two large nuclear facilities. If electric utilities are excluded from the year-to-date construction statistics in the South Atlantic, then total construction for that region in 2013 would show a 16% gain. MONTHLY SUMMARY OF CONSTRUCTION STARTS Prepared by McGraw-Hill Construction Research & Analytics MONTHLY CONSTRUCTION STARTS Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rates, in Millions of Dollars September 2013 Nonresidential building Residential building Nonbuilding construction Total construction August 2013 $ 182,759 203,247 169,949 $ 555,955 $ 147,078 215,231 127,728 $ 490,037 Percent Change + 24 – 6 ___+ 33 + 13 THE DODGE INDEX (Year 2000 = 100, Seasonally Adjusted) September 2013 ................................................. 118 August 2013....................................................... 104 YEAR-TO-DATE CONSTRUCTION STARTS Unadjusted Totals, in Millions of Dollars 9 Mos. 2013 Nonresidential building Residential building Nonbuilding construction Total construction 9 Mos. 2012 $ 119,577 154,656 105,076 $ 379,309 $ 119,058 122,376 131,030 $ 372,463 Percent Change 0 + 26 – 20 + 2 Through the Years with World Fence News Bridgeport, CT Phone: 800-221-0340 Fax: 203-330-9578 Great Neck, NY Phone: 888-287-4942 Fax: 516-482-0808 A Division of Bushwick Metals LLC A Division of Bushwick Metals LLC www.bushwickmetals.com Englewood, NJ Phone: 800-631-1543 Fax: 201-567-9530 Richboro, PA Phone: 800-221-7781 Fax: 215-364-2612 Your Metals Partner for Fencing and Guard Rail Products • Galvanized Pipe • Fence Tube • Galvanized Squared Tube • Guard Rail • Stainless Pipe and Tube Complete line of Carbon and Stainless Products Many items in stock - caps, finials, rings, wall mounts, column bases ….. Custom made parts Short volume runs In-house tool & die shop Phone: 301-334-9100 Fax: 301-334-7846 www.cpalmerdiecastinginc.com December 1988 Here are some articles and items that were being covered in the December 1988 edition of World Fence News, 25 years ago this month. • The cover photo for December showed the fence truck contest winner for that year, a 1975 Ford F-600 belonging to Settle Fence Co. of Lubbock, Texas. • The term "independent contractor" was becoming the buzzword in the construction industry, but the IRS was taking a hard new look at what "independent contractor" really means. • The pricing of gates can make or break your quotation in competitive bidding, noted Herb Borner. • New state laws regarding host li- ability had made office parties and jobsite drinking a whole new ballgame, according to contributing editor Jim Lucci. • If you ever hope to pass along the family business to your children, you have to start them out right, said Leon Danco. • Automatic vehicle identification (AVID) systems can fit a hospital's access control needs to a "T", and the economics make sense, too. • Jim Hart ran across a thorny problem when two neighbors wanted a chain link fence installed right through their bougainvilleas. December 1993 Here are some articles and items that were being covered in the December 1993 edition of World Fence News, 20 years ago this month. • The cover photo for December showed pictures of downtown Nashville, Tenn., where the next FENCETECH show would take place. • The decision of the judges (all of the previous fence truck contest winners) was almost unanimous in picking Deb Bryner's Chevy as the 1993 World Fence News Fence Truck of the Year. • What would 1994 hold for us? WFN contributing editor Jim Lucci peered into his crystal ball and gave his annual predictions. • FENCETECH'94 was scheduled for Feb. 2–5, 1994 in Nashville. The December issue took an extended look at the program, educational sessions, trade exhibits, and other items. • It's a good thing Noah didn't need a fence around the construction continued on page 68