Based on Gross Domestic Product, economic activity surged 5.7 percent for all 2021, the highest annual gain since 1984. While consumer spending usually gets most of the recognition when it comes to the economy, this time, the credit goes to businesses replenishing their inventories. Business inventories were responsible for 71 percent of GDP growth during the last quarter and nearly all of the growth during the preceding third quarter (The Business Times). As businesses continue to transition away from a just-in-time inventory strategy to a just-in-case approach, the industrial real estate market will continue to benefit from the historically high demand for warehouse space.

 

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