Posts with tag construction spending

Builders cut back on spending by the largest amount in six months in July with sharp reductions in outlays for government building projects. Construction spending fell 1.3 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $789.5 billion, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. That is 3.5 percent above an 11-year low... Continue Reading »

After falling below spending levels not seen since over a decade ago, construction spending rose in March for the first time in three months, according to Census data released Monday. March construction spending was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $768.9 billion, or 1.4 percent above the revised estimate of $758.6... Continue Reading »

Home builders are sitting on their hands, as are apartment and government project builders, with building activity at around half the $1.5 trillion that would constitute a robust construction environment. Construction spending declined for the third month in a row in February, falling 1.4 percent, according to the... Continue Reading »

Construction spending in January fell to its lowest point in five months, thanks largely to weak private investment – a less-than-optimistic sign for housing market hopefuls. January construction spending slipped 0.7 percent to a seasonally adjusted rate of $791.8 billion, down from $797.6 billion in December,... Continue Reading »

The wobbly economic recovery is looking a bit wobblier, if you consider the Architecture Billings Index put out by the American Institute of Architects, which reflects not only how much work architects are getting but also suggests the status of construction spending and the overall health of the housing and real estate... Continue Reading »