US Data: Construction Spending - Summary>

Release for:       August 2018

Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce

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

                                            yr-ago   % change:           yr/yr

                     Aug-18  Jul-18  Jun-18  Aug-17 Aug-18 Jul-18 Jun-18 Aug-18

Total (current $)   1318485 1317434 1314788 1237494    0.1    0.2   -0.7    6.5

 Total private      1001749 1006909 1009424  959548   -0.5   -0.2   -0.7    4.4

 Total public        316736  310525  305364  277945    2.0    1.7   -0.7   14.0

  Private

   Residential       548892  553020  551668  527533   -0.7    0.2   -1.8    4.0

    New 1-family     284920  286829  288162  273545   -0.7   -0.5   -0.3    4.2

    New Multi-famil   58551   59564   59351   58916   -1.7    0.4   -2.2   -0.6

  Total New Homes*   343471  346393  347513  332461   -0.8   -0.3   -0.6    3.3

  Res Ex New Homes*  205421  206627  204155  195072   -0.6    1.2   -3.8    5.3

   Priv Nonresident  452858  453888  457756  432016   -0.2   -0.8    0.6    4.8

    Office            63498   63004   62728   56402    0.8    0.4   -0.6   12.6

    Commercial        87901   88684   89395   85224   -0.9   -0.8   -0.3    3.1

    Manufacturing     63279   63734   64168   64062   -0.7   -0.7    5.6   -1.2

    Power             94604   95855   97134   89107   -1.3   -1.3   -0.7    6.2

    Transportation    17891   17660   17486   14970    1.3    1.0    5.2   19.5

  Public

    Educational       72337   71652   70400   69871    1.0    1.8   -6.1    3.5

    Highway, street   99012   97327   95778   86906    1.7    1.6    0.5   13.9

  Federal             23026   21752   21270   20513    5.9    2.3   -2.2   12.3

  State and Local    293710  288773  284094  257432    1.7    1.6   -0.6   14.1

*Calculated by MNI

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

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