US Data: Construction Spending - 6-mo Pct Change>

Release for:  October 2017

Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce

Percent changes from six months prior, current dollar (rounded levels)

Type of construction          Oct-17   Sep-17   Aug-17   Jul-17   Jun-17

Total Construction               2.0     -1.2     -1.2     -0.7      3.2

Residential                      2.0      1.0      2.0      2.3      8.7

Nonresidential                   1.9     -2.8     -3.5     -2.8     -0.6

Lodging                         10.6      5.0      7.4      2.5     -1.2

Office                           0.5     -7.6     -7.0     -5.4     -7.6

Commercial                      -2.1      1.6      2.7      5.3      8.2

Health care                      8.5      3.0      5.7      2.8     -4.5

Educational                     13.4      0.0     -4.1     -8.0     -0.9

Religious                       -1.8     -0.2     -1.9      4.9     -7.3

Public safety                    8.5     -0.9      2.4      3.4    -12.6

Amusement,recreation             0.2      0.7     -3.3      3.8      3.7

Transportation                  10.2      4.2      0.8      0.7      0.9

Communication                    3.0      0.8     -0.1     -5.1      7.7

Power                            0.2     -2.4     -3.9     -2.8      3.9

Highway,street                  -3.3     -8.9     -9.3     -4.4     -2.8

Sewage,waste disposal            3.2     -0.7     -3.3      1.2     -1.7

Water supply                     0.2      4.8      4.9      2.4     -4.1

Conservation,development        20.8      8.0     -0.1     -4.0    -11.3

Manufacturing                  -11.6    -15.2    -13.7    -11.4     -5.0

Total Private (1)                0.8     -0.7     -0.4      0.1      5.1

Residential                      1.9      1.1      2.1      2.4      9.0

Nonresidential                  -0.6     -2.8     -3.2     -2.4      0.8

Lodging                          7.1      1.3      3.9     -0.3     -3.5

Office                          -2.8     -9.0     -8.4     -5.7     -8.7

Commercial                      -2.1      1.8      2.8      5.3      8.5

Health care                      8.9      5.0      4.6      1.8     -7.4

Educational                      7.3      2.3     -9.6    -11.4     -1.4

Religious                       -1.8     -0.2     -1.9      4.9     -7.3

Amusement,recreation             3.4      9.7      5.5     10.3      4.3

Transportation                  30.8     15.0     12.4      5.3     23.3

Communication                    2.7      0.8     -0.4     -5.0      7.8

Power                           -1.9     -3.0     -3.9     -1.8      6.0

Manufacturing                  -11.6    -15.3    -14.0    -11.4     -5.3

Total Public (2)                 6.0     -2.8     -4.0     -3.4     -3.1

Residential                     10.0     -4.4     -5.7     -4.5    -11.2

Nonresidential                   5.9     -2.7     -3.9     -3.3     -2.9

Office                          27.1      2.9      3.4     -3.2      1.1

Commercial                      -1.9     -3.2      1.3      5.1     -0.4

Health care                      7.2     -3.1      9.3      6.2      6.5

Educational                     15.2     -0.7     -2.4     -7.0     -0.7

Public safety                    8.2     -0.7      3.4      4.4    -12.0

Amusement,recreation            -3.6     -8.8    -13.0     -3.7      2.8

Transportation                   1.4     -0.6     -4.6     -1.5     -7.5

Power                           39.6      7.2     -3.4    -16.7    -22.3

Highway,street                  -3.3     -8.9     -9.3     -4.4     -2.9

Sewage,waste disposal            3.8      0.0     -2.9      1.2     -1.2

Water supply                     0.6      5.5      5.4      3.6     -5.8

Conservation,development        21.1      8.2     -0.2     -3.9    -11.0

(1) Also includes public safety, highway and street, sewage and

waste disposal, water supply, and conservation and development.

(2) Also includes lodging, religious, communication, and manufacturing.

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