Link to Fitch Ratings' Report: U.S. Building Products Sector Dashboard

https://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=876913

Fitch Ratings has published two new Dashboards - U.S. Building Products and U.S. Building Materials. These Dashboards highlight trends in construction activity across the different segments, including residential, nonresidential and public construction spending.

The publications outline Fitch's outlook for the different U.S. construction sectors:

--Fitch expects U.S. housing starts will increase 9.6% in 2016, while new home and existing home sales are expected to grow 14.6% and 4%, respectively;

--U.S. home improvement spending is projected to advance 4.5% this year;

--Fitch expects private nonresidential construction spending will improve 7% in 2016;

--Fitch projects public construction spending will grow 4% this year, with highway and street spending likely advancing at a faster pace.

The report is available at 'www.fitchratings.com or by clicking on the above link.

Additional information is available at 'www.fitchratings.com'.

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U.S. Building Materials Dashboard

https://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=876996

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