US Data: Construction Spending - Summary>

Release for:       July 2018

Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce

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

                                            yr-ago   % change:           yr/yr

                     Jul-18  Jun-18  May-18  Jul-17 Jul-18 Jun-18 May-18 Jul-18

Total (current $)   1315441 1314235 1324347 1242806    0.1   -0.8    0.7    5.8

 Total private      1010948 1011948 1016843  961635   -0.1   -0.5    0.2    5.1

 Total public        304493  302288  307504  281171    0.7   -1.7    2.7    8.3

  Private

   Residential       560088  556688  561940  524880    0.6   -0.9   -0.3    6.7

    New 1-family     287064  287882  288944  270813   -0.3   -0.4    0.8    6.0

    New Multi-famil   58940   59203   60682   58299   -0.4   -2.4    1.0    1.1

  Total New Homes*   346004  347085  349626  329112   -0.3   -0.7    0.9    5.1

  Res Ex New Homes*  214084  209603  212314  195768    2.1   -1.3   -2.0    9.4

   Priv Nonresident  450860  455259  454903  436756   -1.0    0.1    0.7    3.2

    Office            62968   62784   63090   58944    0.3   -0.5    1.7    6.8

    Commercial        86740   89803   89654   86277   -3.4    0.2    1.6    0.5

    Manufacturing     62054   61661   60770   64894    0.6    1.5   -0.8   -4.4

    Power             96529   97258   97796   89563   -0.7   -0.6    1.6    7.8

    Transportation    17708   17237   16626   14580    2.7    3.7    0.9   21.5

  Public

    Educational       71641   70138   75012   70290    2.1   -6.5    2.8    1.9

    Highway, street   94168   93820   95283   90593    0.4   -1.5    1.1    3.9

  Federal             21624   21095   21742   21139    2.5   -3.0    2.1    2.3

  State and Local    282869  281192  285763  260032    0.6   -1.6    2.7    8.8

*Calculated by MNI

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

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