US Data: Construction Spending - Summary>

Release for: January 2018

Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce

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

                                            yr-ago   % change:           yr/yr

                     Jan-18  Dec-17  Nov-17  Jan-17 Jan-18 Dec-17 Nov-17 Jan-18

Total (current $)   1262784 1262701 1252144 1223501    0.0    0.8    1.2    3.2

 Total private       962733  967922  962623  946308   -0.5    0.6    1.5    1.7

 Total public        300051  294779  289521  277194    1.8    1.8    0.2    8.2

  Private

   Residential       523165  521759  524395  501971    0.3   -0.5    1.2    4.2

    New 1-family     277710  275920  274134  255216    0.6    0.7    1.9    8.8

    New Multi-famil   61139   61956   61168   62636   -1.3    1.3   -2.4   -2.4

  Total New Homes*   338849  337876  335302  317852    0.3    0.8    1.1    6.6

  Res Ex New Homes*  184316  183883  189093  184119    0.2   -2.8    1.4    0.1

   Priv Nonresident  439568  446163  438228  444337   -1.5    1.8    1.7   -1.1

    Office            61095   61729   59346   64235   -1.0    4.0    4.2   -4.9

    Commercial        84661   87029   85800   80292   -2.7    1.4    1.1    5.4

    Manufacturing     64501   63713   62852   71464    1.2    1.4    0.3   -9.7

    Power             87335   93077   92746   95675   -6.2    0.4    2.3   -8.7

    Transportation    18028   17723   16929   13197    1.7    4.7    4.0   36.6

  Public

    Educational       76739   75152   73015   71681    2.1    2.9   -1.0    7.1

    Highway, street   92649   88758   88028   89253    4.4    0.8   -2.1    3.8

  Federal             30239   26311   23346   22645   14.9   12.7   -2.9   33.5

  State and Local    269812  268467  266175  254548    0.5    0.9    0.5    6.0

*Calculated by MNI

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

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