Items Tagged with 'Construction Spending'

Residential, public work account for much of the increase. 

Uncertainty continues as job openings fall, material prices rise.

Private non-residential construction falls for fourth straight month as manufacturing spending retreats—can data centers and public work offset weakening private pipeline?

Factory construction spending is down nearly 16% from its 2024 peak, even as copper and steel drive a January rebound in input prices.

Both residential and non-residential spending experienced annual declines, with manufacturing experiencing the sharpest decrease. 

While overall growth is expected for the construction industry, uncertainty remains looking forward into 2026.

Economic uncertainty and rising prices lead to declining construction activity in July, the third consecutive month nonresidential construction spending has fallen.

Associated Builders and Contractors Chief Economist Anirban Basu cites labor shortages, tariffs as continuing industry challenges while construction spending slows amid caution and the end of Biden administration funding. 

Residential and non-residential spending both experienced yearly and monthly declines, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.