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April 03, 2018US CONSTRUCTION SPENDING, FEBRUARY 2018 
In February, US construction spending edged up 0.1 per cent to $1,273 billion. This follows a revised $1,272 billion reported in January, which was level with the previous month. Year-over-year, spending is 3.0 per cent above February 2017.
Private sector construction led the February gains in total construction spending, up 0.7 per cent over the previous month to $982 billion. Private sector construction is up 3.4 per cent over February 2017. Public sector construction was $291 billion in February, down 2.1 per cent compared to January and up 1.6 per cent year-over-year.
US residential construction is up 0.1 per cent month-to-month to $540 billion, and is up 5.4 per cent over February 2017. Non-residential construction spending was up 0.1 per cent month-to-month to $733 billion, and up 1.3 per cent year-over-year.
For the first two months of 2018, US construction spending is up 3.5 per cent over the same period in 2017. Residential construction grew by 5.8 per cent, while non-residential grew by 1.8 per cent. Public sector construction grew 4.4 per cent in the first two months of the year, and private sector construction grew by 3.2 per cent.
Source: US Census Bureau
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