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 2012
1.1%
Nov 2012
-0.3%
Oct 2012
0.7%
Sep 2012
0.6%
Aug 2012
-0.6%
Jul 2012
-0.4%
Jun 2012
0.4%
May 2012
0.9%
Apr 2012
0.6%
Mar 2012
0.3%
Feb 2012
-1.1%
Jan 2012
-0.8%
Dec 2011
1.4%
Nov 2011
0.4%
Oct 2011
-0.2%
Sep 2011
0.2%
Aug 2011
1.6%
Jul 2011
-1.4%
Jun 2011
1.6%
May 2011
0.3%

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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