Monthly report on the amount of money that is being spent on the construction of commercial, residential, and public developments. The Commerce Department gathers the data and composes the report for the public. A high level of construction spending usually results in other areas of consumer spending improving. As consumers start building new homes, they start purchasing other products to go inside that home, and so forth.
Related information about construction spending:
- Construction Spending
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- Construction Spending in U.S. Climbs to Highest Level Since 2009 ...
Nov 1, 2012 ... Construction spending climbed in September to the highest level in almost three years, led by a rebound in homebuilding that is rippling ...
- Construction spending rises on residential recovery | Reuters
Nov 1, 2012 ... WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Construction spending rose in September by the most in three months as stronger spending on homes made up for ...
- Construction spending - GovDelivery
Nov 1, 2012 ... The U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced today that construction spending during September. 2012 was estimated ...
- Manufacturing Expands, Construction Spending Rises - WSJ.com
Nov 1, 2012 ... U.S. manufacturing increased slightly last month, while construction spending rose 0.6% to an annual rate of $851.56 billion. Meanwhile ...
- Here Comes Construction Spending... - Business Insider
Nov 1, 2012 ... September construction spending climbed 0.6 percent month-over-month (MoM) in line with expectations, according to the latest data from the ...
- Construction Spending Definition | Investopedia
An economic indicator that measures the amount of spending towards new construction. Released monthly by the U.S. Department of Commerce's Census ...
- Construction spending highest in 3 years - SFGate
Nov 1, 2012 ... Demand for new homes is boosting residential construction as the real estate market sheds excess distressed properties and borrowing costs ...