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Drop in residential brings down U.S. construction spending 1.7%
Spending on construction in the United States fell 1.7 percent in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.284 trillion, according to data from the Commerce Department. Despite the monthly drop, U.S. construction spending remained up 3.6 percent over the March 2017 rate. The main contributor to the overall drop in spending was a […]
May 2, 2018
Workforce
Construction adds 30k jobs in December, 210k for 2017
The U.S. construction industry saw employment increase by 3.1 percent during 2017, according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. Industry employment increased by 30,000 jobs in December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 6.993 million Americans. Construction added a total of 210,000 jobs over the course of 2017. The new data also revised […]
January 10, 2018
Business
Construction spending down 0.6% in June
With declines in both residential and nonresidential spending, total U.S. construction spending fell for a third consecutive month in June. Spending fell 0.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.133 trillion, according to preliminary data from the Commerce Department, but remains up 0.3 percent over the June 2015 figure. Total residential spending fell […]
August 2, 2016
Business
Construction spending falls 0.5% in Feb. despite residential gains
Losses in nonresidential construction wiped out gains from homebuilding as total U.S. construction spending fell 0.5 percent in February. Total spending fell to $1.14 trillion for the month but remains up 10.3 percent over the February 2015 mark, according to preliminary data from the Commerce Department. Nonresidential spending fell 1.4 percent during the month to […]
April 5, 2016
Business
Construction firms paying their bills earlier the latest indicator of U.S. industry’s strength
Calling the findings evidence of a clear “upswing” in the U.S. construction industry, a U.K.-based credit reporting agency says American construction firms are, on average, paying their bills earlier than they were last time. According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Creditsafe Inc. assessed roughly 1.7 million U.S. construction firms and found that they […]
October 12, 2015
Business
Economists hail construction as strongest sector of U.S. economy
With construction spending at a 7-year high, single-family home starts up 19 percent year over year, and hiring at pre-recession highs despite a widespread shortage of skilled workers, it’s no secret within the industry that things have picked back up and then some. And though financial analysts have largely taken a wait-and-see approach before hailing the […]
September 16, 2015
Business
Construction spending rises 0.7% in July to 7-year high
Construction spending in the U.S. reached its highest mark in seven years in July thanks to major increases from single-family homes and manufacturing facilities. Total spending rose 0.7 percent during the month to $1.083 trillion, a 13.7-percent increase over July 2014 and the highest level since May 2008, according to preliminary data from the Commerce Department. The report also […]
September 1, 2015
Business
U.S. construction spending continues climb; up 0.8% in May
Nonresidential projects again led to a sizable gain in U.S. construction spending during May, according to preliminary estimates from the Commerce Department. Spending rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.035 trillion, the highest figure since October 2008 and an increase of 8.2 percent over May 2014. Total residential construction spending rose 0.3 percent to a rate of $366 billion […]
July 2, 2015
Business
Construction spending up 2.2% in April to $1 trillion, 6-year high
Big gains in nonresidential boosted total construction spending in April 2.2 percent, according to preliminary estimates from the Commerce Department. Spending rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.006 trillion, the highest figure in more than 6 years and up 4.8 percent over April 2014. Total residential construction spending rose 0.6 percent to a rate of $359 billion while […]
June 1, 2015
Roadbuilding
Obama proposes 6-year, $478 billion highway bill; industry groups voice support
As part of his new, $3.99 trillion budget released Monday, President Barack Obama has proposed $478 billion to fund the country’s transportation and infrastructure work over the next six years. Instead of raising the federal gas tax, Obama’s proposal would be paid for with money generated by a one-time tax holiday for companies with overseas investments. […]
February 2, 2015
Business
Construction spending up 1.1% in October due to gains in homebuilding, government nonresidential
U.S. construction spending rose 1.1 percent during the month of October due mainly to increases in homebuilding and government nonresidential projects. According to preliminary estimates from the Commerce Department, October construction spending was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $971 billion. The new data also revised the August and September rates upward from the previously estimated $955 […]
December 2, 2014
Roadbuilding
Highway construction spending down for second straight month
U.S. construction spending dropped for the second straight month in September, this time by .4 percent. In August construction spending dropped .5 percent. The September decline pushed construction spending down to $950.9 billion at a seasonally adjusted annual rate. The good news: that’s still 2.9 percent higher than the level a year ago. Highway and […]
November 4, 2014
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