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Thomas StorringDirector – Economics and Statistics
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July 02, 2024
US CONSTRUCTION SPENDING, MAY 2024

Month over month (May 2024 vs April 2024), seasonally adjusted annual rate)

US construction spending decreased 0.1% to $2,139.8 billion.                                                                                                                                                    

  • Total residential construction decreased 0.2% to $930.5 billion.
  • Total non-residential construction spending decreased 0.1% to $1,209.3 billion.
  • Private sector construction decreased 0.3% to $1,652.1 billion.
  • Public sector construction increased 0.5% to $487.6 billion.                                                           

Private residential construction decreased 0.2% to $918.2 billion, while private non-residential construction spending decreased 0.3% to $733.9 billion.

Public residential construction increased 2.6% to $12.2 billion, while public non-residential construction spending increased 0.4% to $475.4 billion.

 

Year-to-date (January-May 2024 vs January-May 2023)

US construction spending increased 8.4%. 

  • Total residential construction increased 7.4%.
  • Total non-residential construction spending increased 9.2%.                                                       
  • Private sector construction increased 7.2%.
  • Public sector construction increased 12.7%.   

Source: US Census Bureau, retrieved from Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis



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