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
Dec 2007
-1.3%
Nov 2007
0.1%
Sep 2007
-0.8%
Aug 2007
0.2%
Aug 2007
-0.2%
Jul 2007
-0.4%
Jun 2007
-0.3%
Feb 2007
0.2%
Jan 2007
1.5%

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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