Season 4, Episode 8: Welcome back to Keeping it Real with Dr. Kuehl. This week Dr. Kuehl responded to a membership question regarding challenges we may face when it comes to construction in 2024.

ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl is back with his weekly economic update podcast. In Season 4, Episode 8 (8:08 in length), Dr. Kuehl answers a question that refers to the top four challenges for construction in 2024.

• Two pieces of good news, and two pieces of bad news when talking about construction in 2024.
• The big inhibition when it comes to construction is what?
• Construction projects are on hold… why?
• The consistent problem is the labor shortage, will it get better?
• Infrastructure money… is it being put to good use?
• When states received money from the Pandemic, what choices were made on what to do with it in terms of opportunity?
• What sectors have been growing most consistently in the last year?
• Do these sectors expect to continue to grow?
• What is the number one and two things that consumers spend on?
• Construction regionally… what pattern are we seeing?
• Projects are there, but liquidity is the problem, will this impact ASA members?

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