United States Construction Spending m/m

Country: United States, USD
Importance:
Medium
Sector: Housing
Last release
Actual
0.4%
Forecast
0.3%
Previous
0.2%
Next release
Actual
Coming in 14 days
Forecast
-0.3%
Previous
0.4%
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
Aug 2009
0.8%
Jul 2009
-1.1%
Jun 2009
0.1%
May 2009
-0.8%
Apr 2009
0.6%
Mar 2009
0.4%
Feb 2009
-1.0%
Jan 2009
-3.5%
Dec 2008
-2.4%
Nov 2008
-1.2%
Oct 2008
-0.4%
Sep 2008
0.0%
Aug 2008
0.3%
Jul 2008
-1.4%
Jun 2008
0.3%
May 2008
0.0%
Apr 2008
-0.1%
Mar 2008
-0.6%
Feb 2008
0.4%
Jan 2008
-1.0%

Construction Spending m/m reflects changes in the amount of spending on all types of construction in the United States in the given month compared to the previous month. The index only measures data on completed projects.

The indicator has a minimal effect on the markets due to the high volatility and the effect of unpredictable factors (e.g. weather etc.) Experts use the measure to predict upcoming GDP values, because construction investment is included in GDP calculations.

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