Recovery of construction worldwide continues, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Global Construction Monitor. Its latest activity index, which measures current and expected workloads in residential, non-residential and infrastructure sectors, as well as company profit margins, reached +25 in the second quarter of 2021, rising from +14 in the first quarter.
The index for the Americas stands at + 29, with the U.S. and Canada registered at +45 and +39, respectively. The European index reached +34, while Asia Pacific came in at +21. The index in the Middle East and Africa stand a +8.