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Public construction disappoints in July but private building continues strong trend

Year-to-date overall spending trends 9.3 percent over last year.


July 2015 construction trends at $1.083 Trillion annual rate.

The U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced today that construction spending during July 2015 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,083.4 billion, 0.7 percent (±1.5%)* above the revised June estimate of $1,075.9 billion.

The July figure is 13.7 percent (±2.0%) above the July 2014 estimate of $952.5 billion.

During the first 7 months of this year, construction spending amounted to $583.2 billion, 9.3 percent (±1.5%) above the $533.7 billion for the same period in 2014.

PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION
Spending on private construction was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $787.8 billion, 1.3 percent (±1.0%) above the revised June estimate of $777.4 billion.

Residential construction was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $380.8 billion in July, 1.1 percent (±1.3%)* above the revised June estimate of $376.6 billion.

Nonresidential construction was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $407.0 billion in July, 1.5 percent (±1.0%) above the revised June estimate of $400.8 billion.

PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION
In July, the estimated seasonally adjusted annual rate of public construction spending was $295.6 billion, 1.0 percent (±2.6%)* below the revised June estimate of $298.5 billion.

Educational construction was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $66.4 billion, 3.0 percent (±3.5%)* below the revised June estimate of $68.4 billion.

Highway construction was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $90.3 billion, 0.2 percent (±6.6%)* below the revised June estimate of $90.5 billion.

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