This document summarizes construction industry statistics for 2016. Key points include: - Contractor confidence and nonresidential investment readings were above 50, indicating growth. Unemployment rates fell to 9-year lows. - Housing starts trended upward over the year, finishing above December 2015 levels for both single-family and total starts. - However, excluding a slight bump in single-family permits, total permits declined from the previous year. - Three areas to watch that could impact the industry are increasing regulatory complexity, ongoing skilled labor shortages, and rising interest rates.