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October 01, 2019US CONSTRUCTION SPENDING, AUGUST 2019 
In August 2019, US construction spending (seasonally adjusted annual rate) increased 0.1 per cent to $1,287 billion. This follows a revised gain of 0.02 per cent in July. Year-over-year, US construction spending is 1.9 per cent below August 2018.
- Private sector construction was virtually unchanged at $955 billion. This is down 4.0 per cent over August 2018.
- Public sector construction increased 0.4 per cent to $332 billion. This is up 4.6 per cent over August 2018
- Residential construction increased 0.9 per cent to $513 billion. This is down 5.0 per cent over August 2018.
- Non-residential construction declined 0.4 per cent to $774 billion. This is up 0.3 per cent over August 2018.
Year-to-date, US construction spending is down 2.1 per cent over January-August 2018.
- Private sector construction decreased 4.6 per cent
- Public sector construction increased 5.9 per cent
- Residential construction declined by 8.5 per cent
- Non-residential construction grew by 2.6 per cent
Source: US Census Bureau
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