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Industrial Space Demand Forecast, First Quarter 2026

The forecast projects US industrial net absorption increasing through the first half of 2026 to 154.8 million sq ft and ending the full year at 345.9 million sq ft as economic conditions stabilize. Demand strengthened in the second half of 2025 with 128.7 million sq ft of net absorption.

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