The Midwest has the largest concentration of contractors that are optimistic about the market for power construction in 2013. Thirty-six percent of that region’s contractors expect activity will increase while only 17 percent expect it to decrease, a net positive of 19 percent. Contractors is the South, in contrast, are the least optimistic, with only 19 percent expecting that market to increase and 35 percent expecting it to increase, a net reading of -16 percent. While the outlook for manufacturing is far from upbeat, more contractors in the Midwest expect the market to expand than elsewhere,.
