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
Apr 2016
-1.8%
Mar 2016
0.3%
Feb 2016
-0.5%
Jan 2016
1.5%
Dec 2015
0.1%
Nov 2015
-0.4%
Oct 2015
1.0%
Sep 2015
0.6%
Aug 2015
0.7%
Jul 2015
0.7%
Jun 2015
0.1%
May 2015
0.8%
Apr 2015
2.2%
Mar 2015
-0.6%
Feb 2015
-0.1%
Jan 2015
-1.7%
Dec 2014
0.8%
Nov 2014
-0.2%
Oct 2014
1.2%
Sep 2014
-0.1%

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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