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May 04, 2020US CONSTRUCTION SPENDING, MARCH 2020 
In March 2020, US construction spending (seasonally adjusted annual rate) increased 0.9 per cent to $1,361 billion. Total Residential construction increased 2.3 per cent to $558 billion and Non-residential construction spending decreased 0.1 per cent to $803 billion.
Year-over-year, spending is 4.7 per cent above March 2019.
Private sector construction increased 0.7 per cent to $1,013 billion and is up 3.7 per cent over March 2019.
- Private residential construction increased 2.3 per cent to $550 billion and is up 8.8 per cent over March 2019.
- Private non-residential construction spending decreased 1.3 per cent to $463 billion and decreased 1.8 per cent over March 2019.
Public sector construction increased 1.6 per cent to $348 billion and is up 7.9 per cent over March 2019.
- Public residential construction increased 0.7 per cent to $7.6 billion and is up 24.6 per cent over March 2019.
- Public non-residential construction spending increased 1.6 per cent to $340 billion, and up 7.6 per cent over March 2019.
Year-to-date (January-March 2020 vs. January-March 2019), US construction spending is up 5.7 per cent over January-March 2019.
- Private sector construction is up 4.6 per cent.
- Public sector construction is up 9.3 per cent.
- Total Residential construction is up 8.8 per cent.
- Total Non-residential construction is up 3.7 per cent.
Source: US Census Bureau
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