US Data: Construction Spending - Summary>

Release for:  July 2017

Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce

Millions of U.S. dollars, seasonally adjusted annual rate

                                            yr-ago   % change:           yr/yr

                     Jul-17  Jun-17  May-17  Jul-16 Jul-17 Jun-17 May-17 Jul-17

Total (current $)   1211508 1219237 1236722 1189799   -0.6   -1.4    1.6    1.8

 Total private       945484  949390  954484  907867   -0.4   -0.5    1.3    4.1

 Total public        266024  269847  282238  281932   -1.4   -4.4    2.6   -5.6

  Private

   Residential       517491  513232  511357  463836    0.8    0.4    0.7   11.6

    New 1-family     264109  262012  260433  239207    0.8    0.6   -0.1   10.4

    New Multi-famil   60997   61508   62617   59470   -0.8   -1.8   -3.0    2.6

  Total New Homes*   325106  323520  323050  298677    0.5    0.1   -0.7    8.8

  Res Ex New Homes*  192385  189712  188307  165159    1.4    0.7    3.2   16.5

   Priv Nonresident  427994  436159  443127  444031   -1.9   -1.6    1.9   -3.6

    Office            62057   62705   61990   62133   -1.0    1.2    1.3   -0.1

    Commercial        79314   83221   84813   73698   -4.7   -1.9    2.5    7.6

    Manufacturing     65584   65941   70075   77841   -0.5   -5.9    1.2  -15.7

    Power             93633   93756   95077  100936   -0.1   -1.4    1.5   -7.2

    Transportation    13873   13991   13959   13396   -0.8    0.2    9.8    3.6

  Public

    Educational       66179   69231   73039   68339   -4.4   -5.2    6.6   -3.2

    Highway, street   84792   84721   87857   88937    0.1   -3.6   -2.1   -4.7

  Federal             21616   21887   24258   22122   -1.2   -9.8    7.6   -2.3

  State and Local    244408  247959  257980  259810   -1.4   -3.9    2.2   -5.9

*Calculated by MNI

  ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **

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