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May 01, 2019US CONSTRUCTION SPENDING, MARCH 2019 
In March 2019, US construction spending decreased 0.9 per cent to $1,282 billion. This follows a revised gain of 0.7 per cent reported in Feb 2019, when construction spending totaled $1,293 billion. Year-over-year, US construction spending is 0.8 per cent below March 2018.
- Private sector construction decreased 0.7 per cent in March to $962 billion. This is down 3.6 per cent over March 2018.
- Public sector construction decreased 1.3 per cent in March to $321 billion. This is up 8.6 per cent over March 2018
- Residential construction decreased 1.8 per cent in March to $507 billion. This is down 8.4 per cent over March 2018.
- Non-residential construction decreased 0.3 per cent in March to $775 billion. This is up 4.8 per cent over March 2018.
In the first quarter of 2019, US construction spending is down 0.4 per cent over Jan-Mar18.
- Private sector construction decreased 3.2 per cent
- Public sector construction increased 9.4 per cent
- Residential construction declined by 7.6 per cent
- Non-residential construction grew by 5.1 per cent
Source: US Census Bureau
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