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Posted June 1, 2016

U.S. construction dips 1.8 percent in April

Residential sector slides 1.5 percent for month; highways drop 6.6 percent.


The U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced today that construction spending during April 2016 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,133.9 billion, 1.8 percent (±1.3%) below the revised March estimate of $1,155.1 billion. The April figure is 4.5 percent (±1.6%) above the April 2015 estimate of $1,085.0 billion.

During the first 4 months of this year, construction spending amounted to $334.8 billion, 8.7 percent (±1.5%) above the $307.9 billion for the same period in 2015.

PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION

Spending on private construction was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $843.1 billion, 1.5 percent (±0.8%) below the revised March estimate of $855.9 billion.

Residential construction was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $439.7 billion in April, 1.5 percent (±1.3%) below the revised March estimate of $446.3 billion.

Nonresidential construction was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $403.5 billion in April, 1.5 percent (±0.8%) below the revised March estimate of $409.6 billion.

PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION

In April, the estimated seasonally adjusted annual rate of public construction spending was $290.8 billion, 2.8 percent (±2.5%) below the revised March estimate of $299.2 billion.

Educational construction was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $70.0 billion, 2.5 percent (±3.9%)* below the revised March estimate of $71.8 billion.

Highway construction was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $89.4 billion, 6.6 percent (±7.2%)* below the revised March estimate of $95.7 billion.

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