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Construction Spending Declines in March, Missing Forecast Range

New residential construction, hew homes, housing starts, building permits, depicted on blueprints. (Photo: AdobeStock)
New residential construction, hew homes, housing starts, building permits, depicted on blueprints. (Photo: AdobeStock)
New residential construction, hew homes, housing starts, building permits, depicted on blueprints. (Photo: AdobeStock)

Construction spending was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,282.2 billion, 0.9% (±1.0%) below the revised February estimate of $1,293.3 billion.

PriorRevisedConsensusForecast RangeActual
Construction Spending – M/M ∆1.0%0.7%0.2%-0.5% — 0.6%-0.9%
Construction Spending – Y/Y ∆1.1%0.8%

Total construction spending for March is down 0.8% (±1.5%) from the March 2018 estimate of $1,293.1 billion. During the first three months of this year, construction spending amounted to $277.7 billion, down 0.2% (±1.3%) from the $278.3 billion for the same period in 2018.

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