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The Age of Uncertainty: Monitoring Construction Policy Shifts

By the time this article is read, it may be largely irrelevant. Policy is shifting daily, market volatility is acute and general economic instability is making risky what has generally been a rather strong postpandemic construction marketplace.
By Anirban Basu
June 11, 2025
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by Anirban Basu

Anirban Basu is chief economist of Associated Builders and Contractors. For more information, visit www.abc.org/economics.

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