April construction spending up 0.9% YoY
Construction spending during April was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2,172.4 billion, 0.4% above the revised March estimate of $2,164.5 billion. The April figure is 0.9% above the April 2025 estimate of $2,153.4 billion.
During the first four months of this year, construction spending amounted to $657.2 billion, 0.2% above the $656.1 billion for the same period in 2025.
Private Construction
Spending on private construction was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,639.7 billion, 0.4% above the revised March estimate of $1,633.9 billion.
Residential construction was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $909.9 billion in April, 0.8% above the revised March estimate of $902.9 billion. Nonresidential construction was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $729.8 billion in April, 0.2% below the revised March estimate of $731.0 billion.
Public Construction
In April, the estimated seasonally adjusted annual rate of public construction spending was $532.7 billion, 0.4% above the revised March estimate of $530.6 billion. Educational construction was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $113.7 billion, 0.6% above the revised March estimate of $113.0 billion.
Highway construction was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $149.6 billion, 0.4% above the revised March estimate of $149.0 billion.
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