2005 Outlook for U.S. Construction December 16, 2004 Cliff Brewis Senior Director Editorial McGraw-Hill Construction

U.S. Macroeconomic Picture The economy is working through the mid-2004 “soft patch”

Issues Impacting Recovery Pattern of Economic Expansion – Annual GDP %+1.9%+3.0%+4.3%+3.5% Jobless Recovery –Productivity –Off Shore Employment –Oil/Health Care Cost of Money –Deficit –Inflation International –Iraq/Middle East –China/India Increasing Costs of Material –Tied to China/India –Impacts different Building Sectors

U.S. Construction Market Indicators

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Major U.S. Construction Sectors By major sector, the construction start pattern has diverged.

U.S. Single Family Housing Construction continues to be robust... Single Family Housing Starts million units +7% million units +9% million units +8% million units -7%

U.S. Single Family Housing

Gr. Cincinnati: Single Family

U.S. Income Properties -- Stores Store Construction msf - 8% msf +10% msf +3% msf +3% (msf = million of sq. ft.)

Gr. Cincinnati: Retail

U.S. Income Properties -- Offices Office Construction msf -30% msf -9% msf +8% msf +10%

U.S. Income Properties -- Offices

Office Building Factors Year 2004 (Jan. - Sept.) Top 10 Metro Areas for Office Building Ranked by square feet of new office starts 1.Wash. DC+16%6.Chicago-19% 2.New York+181%7.Baltimore+36% 3.Atlanta+53%8.Tampa+24% 4.Phoenix -6%9.Las Vegas+140% 5.Dallas+21%10.San Diego+123% Tech-Related Markets : 11.Seattle+113% 25.Boston+19% 66.Austin-40% 72.San Jose-37% 160.San Francisco-92%

Gr. Cincinnati: Offices

U.S. Income Properties -- Multifamily Housing Multifamily Housing ,000 units -3% ,000 units +10% ,000 units -2% ,000 units +2%

Gr. Cincinnati: Multi-Family

U.S. Institutional Buildings School construction still strong, but slipping. Educational Buildings msf -7% msf -5% msf -10% msf +3%

U.S. Institutional Buildings

Change in K-12 Student Enrollments, By State, Source: National Center for Education Statistics

Gr. Cincinnati: Education

U.S. Institutional Buildings Healthcare Facilities msf +6% msf -6% msf -6% msf +2% Healthcare facilities settling back from a robust 2002.

Gr. Cincinnati: Medical

U.S. Public Works Highways, Bridges 2002 $43.5 billion +1% 2003 $42.5 billion -2% 2004 $40.6 billion -5% 2005 $42.5 billion +5% Highways and bridges now settling back...

OH: Highways

U.S. Total Construction for 2004/2005 Billions of Dollars _ Total Construction % +1% +5% +9% +2% Single Family Housing % +15% +13% +14% -3% Income Properties % -9% +6% +11% +9% Institutional Bldgs % -1% % +7% Manufacturing Bldgs % -33% +19% +9% +15% Public Works % +5% -6% +4% +2%

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Points of Perspective – U.S. Construction Total Construction by Cycle Cyclical Trough (T) = 100, Based on Constant Dollars

Questions? Cliff Brewis Senior Director Editorial McGraw-Hill Construction 130 Doolittle Dr Ste 1 San Leandro, CA x14

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