Construction spending falls in February

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Construction spending fell 0.1% in February, the Commerce Department reported Monday.

Outlays for construction projects fell 0.1% in February to $1.844 trillion, the Commerce Department reported Monday.Spending in January rose a revised 0.4% to $1.845 trillion, up from the prior estimate of a 0.1% drop.

Over... Outlays for construction projects fell 0.1% in February to $1.844 trillion, the Commerce Department reported Monday.Spending in January rose a revised 0.4% to $1.845 trillion, up from the prior estimate of a 0.1% drop.Total private construction spending was unchanged in February. Private residential construction fell 0.6%, with single-family construction dropping by 1.8%. Private nonresidential spending rose by 0.7%.

Total public construction fell by 0.2%. Residential public construction rose by 0.1%, while nonresidential public construction fell by 0.2% last month. The housing construction data continues to show a divergence between single- and multifamily development: Multifamily construction spending is outpacing single-family. Month over month, multifamily construction spending rose 1.4%, versus a 1.8% drop in spending for single-family construction. Year over year, multifamily construction spending was up 22.2% versus spending on single-family construction, which was down 21.4%.

Stocks SPX DJIA were up in early trading on Monday. The 10-year Treasury note TMUBMUSD10Y fell below 3.5%.

 

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