While IT spending among Construction firms has been hard hit during the recession, Compass Intelligence expects spending to begin to recover. Recent indicators showing that the housing index has hit the highest level since 2007, which indicates that Construction firms may again begin investing in IT. Among the spending drivers will be the need to connect a remote workforce, enable mobility and implement applications such as Computer Aided Drafting, Mobile Project Management, Fleet and Work Order Management, and Surveying Mobile tools. This Excel-based Data-rich Deliverable (DRD) that is part of the Construction subscription includes market intelligence on business IT expenditures for the construction vertical. Business IT Expenditures consist of investments on services, equipment, applications and personnel to develop, manage and support a firm's IT infrastructure and communications. Compass Intelligence defines construction as establishments primarily engaged in construction work or services. The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Stephanie Atkinson. Forecasts are from 2009 through 2014 and include annual growth rate, as well as percentage of total market. This is an On-Demand Market report. In an effort to provide our customers with the most current forecast and trending data available, once ordered, this report will be generated and made available to the client within 24 hours.