Construction spending fell in July 2025 by -0.1 %, U.S. Construction Spending Report by Category
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Construction spending fell in July 2025 by -0.1 %

Construction Spending

Modified 2025-09-03T12:28:03+00:00
Goran Soko / CSIMarket.com Contributer


Construction spending decreased after recent increase in the June 2025, pulled down by commercial construction spending by -0.81 %.
In July 2025 outlays for U.S. construction projects declined by -0.1 % on the seasonally adjusted basis. Since construction outlays are one of the important sources of domestic growth, flat or declining construction spending is generally a negative sign.

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Construction outlays rose by 0.2 % over the past 12 months, led by public spending.
Private construction outlays rose despite the decrease in total construction outlays, by 0.1 % on the seasonally adjusted basis, construction of health care and transportation projects grew above average. A negative news came from the business sector, as businesses cut investments for construction of commercial buildings.
Growth in private construction spending is generally viewed as a good news, as increasing private investments show optimism in private sector about future economic growth.
Private construction outlays fell by -1.8 % from July 2024.
  M/M Y/Y
  Commercial -0.81% -4.88%
  Office 0.00% 4.95 %
  Transportation 0.40% -0.63%
  Power -0.40% 6.64 %
  Manufacturing -0.65% -6.25%
  Lodging 0.88% 3.28 %



     
Public Construction Spending
June 2025 outlays for U.S. construction projects were revised to $2140.5 billion to show 0.1 % growth.
Outlays for public construction projects grew despite the decrease in total construction outlays, by 0.3 % on the seasonally adjusted basis, nonresidential construction was led by higher spending for, offices, power, amusement and recreation projects. Construction spending on highways and streets have sunk.
Government spending is subject to state and local budgets and often it does not reflect the current economic contidions.
U.S. spending on public construction projects rose by 5.7 % in the past 12 months.




Construction Spending Seasonally Adjusted
( in millions $) Annual Rate
July 2025

Prel.
June 2025

Rest.
May 2025

Prel.
April 2025

Prel.
March 2025

Rest.
Total Construction
2,139,110 2,140,546 2,138,215 2,152,380 2,178,718
Residential
898,686 897,878 901,086 904,593 923,118
Nonresidential
1,240,425 1,242,668 1,237,129 1,247,787 1,255,600
Lodging
23,946 23,736 22,879 23,047 23,425
Office
105,493 105,490 103,987 104,120 105,089
Commercial
119,122 120,094 119,711 122,569 124,191
Health care
69,432 69,057 68,811 69,375 70,178
Educational
136,120 136,135 135,970 135,618 136,526
Religious
4,620 4,633 4,587 4,793 5,078
Public safety
19,347 19,322 19,740 19,273 19,009
Amusement & recreation
42,619 42,710 42,306 42,720 42,411
Transportation
68,598 68,328 67,626 71,099 70,292
Power
156,052 156,677 155,429 152,009 153,377
Highway & street
143,705 144,022 144,023 147,284 147,706
Sewage & waste disposal
51,518 51,747 49,733 49,260 48,852
Water supply
35,014 34,622 33,787 34,323 33,967
Conservation & development
12,188 11,970 11,862 11,493 11,574
Manufacturing
223,053 224,515 227,557 232,169 235,222
             
Total Private Construction
886,533 885,939 888,904 892,811 911,324
Residential
886,533 885,939 888,904 892,811 911,324
New single family
419,136 418,517 421,275 429,461 434,105
New multi-family
113,072 113,552 115,048 115,912 115,910
Nonresidential
736,736 740,351 737,687 746,047 756,272
Lodging
22,590 22,512 21,787 21,921 22,516
Office
88,305 88,519 86,965 87,136 88,561
Commercial
111,889 112,866 112,822 115,555 117,481
Health care
53,307 53,139 52,685 53,314 54,472
Educational
24,432 24,380 24,199 24,725 24,884
Religious
4,620 4,633 4,587 4,793 5,078
Amusement & recreation
19,182 19,372 18,977 19,114 18,840
Transportation
19,307 19,183 18,543 22,579 22,468
Communication
28,557 28,570 28,367 27,938 28,126
Power
138,442 139,360 138,228 133,618 134,732
Manufacturing
221,837 223,299 226,405 230,839 234,387
             
Total Public Construction
515,842 514,256 511,624 513,522 511,121
Residential
12,153 11,939 12,182 11,782 11,794
Nonresidential
503,689 502,317 499,442 501,740 499,328
Office
17,188 16,971 17,022 16,984 16,528
Commercial
7,233 7,228 6,888 7,015 6,710
Health care
16,125 15,918 16,125 16,061 15,707
Educational
111,688 111,755 111,771 110,893 111,641
Public safety
19,123 19,099 19,492 19,003 18,781
Amusement & recreation
23,437 23,338 23,330 23,606 23,571
Transportation
49,291 49,146 49,083 48,520 47,824
Power
17,610 17,317 17,201 18,391 18,644
Highway & street
142,753 142,901 143,246 146,253 146,536
Sewage & waste disposal
49,976 50,124 48,069 47,553 47,214
Water supply
33,551 33,154 32,390 32,857 32,321
Conservation & development
12,100 11,886 11,826 11,451 11,528



Construction Spending by Month and Category Year on Year Growth at Annual Rate




Construction Spending Seasonally Adjusted
Annuall Rate ( Y/Y in % )
July 2025
June 2025
May 2025
April 2025
March 2025
Total Construction 0.24 % -0.16 % -0.07 % 2.54 % 4.55 %
Residential -1.7 % -2.79 % -3.16 % 0.26 % 3.04 %
Nonresidential 1.7 % 1.83 % 2.3 % 4.26 % 5.69 %
Lodging 3.28 % 1.85 % -0.67 % 2.39 % 3.56 %
Office 4.95 % 6.06 % 5.95 % 2.44 % 3.4 %
Commercial -4.88 % -4.21 % -5.56 % -4.72 % -3.69 %
Health care 4.1 % 1.42 % 3.32 % 4.32 % 3.55 %
Educational 6.91 % 6.27 % 7.94 % 5.41 % 6.26 %
Religious 19.32 % 15.88 % 14.76 % 21.46 % 28.62 %
Public safety 1.07 % 0.91 % 7.05 % 8.28 % 9.18 %
Amusement & recreation 5.28 % 4.1 % 14.12 % 18.22 % 19.26 %
Transportation -0.63 % 0.65 % 1.41 % 7.06 % 6.88 %
Power 6.64 % 6.66 % 7.9 % 12.06 % 15.44 %
Highway & street 1.9 % 1.53 % -3.06 % -2.17 % -1.57 %
Sewage & waste disposal 12.42 % 13.95 % 9.71 % 16.82 % 14.11 %
Water supply 6.17 % 10.78 % 9.55 % 11.37 % 15.13 %
Conservation & development 3.01 % 2.02 % 4.32 % 0.05 % -1.15 %
Manufacturing -6.25 % -5.81 % -2.81 % 1.63 % 5.28 %
           
Total Private Construction -1.82 % -2.87 % -3.2 % 0.27 % 3.06 %
Residential -1.82 % -2.87 % -3.2 % 0.27 % 3.06 %
New single family -0.32 % -2.4 % -3.51 % -2.21 % -0.66 %
New multi-family -11.89 % -11.81 % -12.1 % -12.22 % -11.77 %
Nonresidential -0.82 % -0.75 % 0.52 % 3.41 % 5.55 %
Lodging 0.09 % -0.24 % -2.52 % 0.4 % 2.26 %
Office 4.83 % 5.84 % 5.58 % 1.28 % 3.28 %
Commercial -6.32 % -5.71 % -7.4 % -6.75 % -5.46 %
Health care 0.29 % -2.93 % 0.24 % 0.79 % 0.95 %
Educational -2.25 % -3.34 % 1.44 % -1.9 % -3.49 %
Religious 19.32 % 15.88 % 14.76 % 21.46 % 28.62 %
Amusement & recreation 2.78 % 1.04 % 9.26 % 12.81 % 11.64 %
Transportation -13.66 % -11.71 % -12.32 % 12.98 % 13.76 %
Communication 3.73 % 2.87 % 2.54 % 12.43 % 12.48 %
Power 10.65 % 10.89 % 11.85 % 17.24 % 20.47 %
Manufacturing -6.31 % -6.03 % -2.94 % 1.42 % 5.3 %
           
Total Public Construction 5.67 % 5.83 % 4.92 % 5.42 % 5.79 %
Residential 7.43 % 3.57 % -0.29 % -0.61 % 1.31 %
Nonresidential 5.63 % 5.89 % 5.05 % 5.57 % 5.9 %
Office 5.55 % 7.21 % 7.88 % 8.8 % 4 %
Commercial 24.64 % 27.61 % 39.74 % 48.43 % 43.22 %
Health care 19.07 % 19.24 % 14.85 % 18.02 % 13.7 %
Educational 9.14 % 8.63 % 9.45 % 7.19 % 8.7 %
Public safety 1.35 % 1.11 % 6.78 % 7.75 % 9.15 %
Amusement & recreation 7.42 % 6.79 % 18.41 % 23 % 26.14 %
Transportation 5.61 % 6.47 % 7.78 % 4.51 % 3.93 %
Power -17.03 % -18.4 % -15.94 % -15.16 % -11.3 %
Highway & street 1.99 % 1.51 % -2.94 % -2.22 % -1.66 %
Sewage & waste disposal 12.32 % 13.39 % 9.36 % 17.19 % 16.37 %
Water supply 5.73 % 10.58 % 9.13 % 11.54 % 14.23 %
Conservation & development 3.84 % 3.95 % 5.94 % 1.34 % -1.47 %



Construction Spending by Month and Category Month on Month Growth at Annual Rate




Construction Spending Seasonally Adjusted
Annuall Rate ( M/M in % )
July 2025
June 2025
May 2025
April 2025
March 2025
Total Construction -0.07 % 0.11 % -0.66 % -1.21 % 1.22 %
Residential 0.09 % -0.36 % -0.39 % -2.01 % 2.05 %
Nonresidential -0.18 % 0.45 % -0.85 % -0.62 % 0.63 %
Lodging 0.88 % 3.75 % -0.73 % -1.61 % 1.64 %
Office 0 % 1.45 % -0.13 % -0.92 % 0.93 %
Commercial -0.81 % 0.32 % -2.33 % -1.31 % 1.32 %
Health care 0.54 % 0.36 % -0.81 % -1.14 % 1.16 %
Educational -0.01 % 0.12 % 0.26 % -0.67 % 0.67 %
Religious -0.28 % 1 % -4.3 % -5.61 % 5.95 %
Public safety 0.13 % -2.12 % 2.42 % 1.39 % -1.37 %
Amusement & recreation -0.21 % 0.95 % -0.97 % 0.73 % -0.72 %
Transportation 0.4 % 1.04 % -4.88 % 1.15 % -1.14 %
Power -0.4 % 0.8 % 2.25 % -0.89 % 0.9 %
Highway & street -0.22 % -0 % -2.21 % -0.29 % 0.29 %
Sewage & waste disposal -0.44 % 4.05 % 0.96 % 0.84 % -0.83 %
Water supply 1.13 % 2.47 % -1.56 % 1.05 % -1.04 %
Conservation & development 1.82 % 0.91 % 3.21 % -0.7 % 0.7 %
Manufacturing -0.65 % -1.34 % -1.99 % -1.3 % 1.31 %
           
Total Private Construction 0.07 % -0.33 % -0.44 % -2.03 % 2.07 %
Residential 0.07 % -0.33 % -0.44 % -2.03 % 2.07 %
New single family 0.15 % -0.65 % -1.91 % -1.07 % 1.08 %
New multi-family -0.42 % -1.3 % -0.75 % 0 % -0 %
Nonresidential -0.49 % 0.36 % -1.12 % -1.35 % 1.37 %
Lodging 0.35 % 3.33 % -0.61 % -2.64 % 2.71 %
Office -0.24 % 1.79 % -0.2 % -1.61 % 1.64 %
Commercial -0.87 % 0.04 % -2.37 % -1.64 % 1.67 %
Health care 0.32 % 0.86 % -1.18 % -2.13 % 2.17 %
Educational 0.21 % 0.75 % -2.13 % -0.64 % 0.64 %
Religious -0.28 % 1 % -4.3 % -5.61 % 5.95 %
Amusement & recreation -0.98 % 2.08 % -0.72 % 1.45 % -1.43 %
Transportation 0.65 % 3.45 % -17.88 % 0.49 % -0.49 %
Communication -0.05 % 0.72 % 1.54 % -0.67 % 0.67 %
Power -0.66 % 0.82 % 3.45 % -0.83 % 0.83 %
Manufacturing -0.65 % -1.37 % -1.92 % -1.51 % 1.54 %
           
Total Public Construction 0.31 % 0.51 % -0.37 % 0.47 % -0.47 %
Residential 1.79 % -1.99 % 3.4 % -0.1 % 0.1 %
Nonresidential 0.27 % 0.58 % -0.46 % 0.48 % -0.48 %
Office 1.28 % -0.3 % 0.22 % 2.76 % -2.68 %
Commercial 0.07 % 4.94 % -1.81 % 4.55 % -4.35 %
Health care 1.3 % -1.28 % 0.4 % 2.25 % -2.2 %
Educational -0.06 % -0.01 % 0.79 % -0.67 % 0.67 %
Public safety 0.13 % -2.02 % 2.57 % 1.18 % -1.17 %
Amusement & recreation 0.42 % 0.03 % -1.17 % 0.15 % -0.15 %
Transportation 0.3 % 0.13 % 1.16 % 1.46 % -1.43 %
Power 1.69 % 0.67 % -6.47 % -1.36 % 1.38 %
Highway & street -0.1 % -0.24 % -2.06 % -0.19 % 0.19 %
Sewage & waste disposal -0.3 % 4.28 % 1.09 % 0.72 % -0.71 %
Water supply 1.2 % 2.36 % -1.42 % 1.66 % -1.63 %
Conservation & development 1.8 % 0.51 % 3.27 % -0.67 % 0.67 %

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