US Construction Spending Fell 1.9% in September, Missing a 0.3% Gain
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Economists looked for a 0.3% gain and got a 1.9% drop instead, the kind of miss that reprices homebuilders, building materials names and the rate path all at once.
US CONSTRUCTION SPENDING PLUNGES 1.9%, SHARPLY MISSING EXPECTATIONS US construction spending fell 1.9% in September, significantly worse than the 0.3% increase expected by economists. Total spending declined to an annualized $2.186 trillion. Private construction spending
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September construction spending fell 1.9%, missing a consensus expecting a 0.3% increase, in a sector markets treat as a leading read on economic momentum.
The gap between the expected gain and the actual drop is large enough to move positioning across homebuilders and building materials names, where valuations are sensitive to both activity levels and the rate path investors expect to follow.
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A weaker-than-anticipated spending report like this also feeds into the debate over where the Federal Reserve goes next. Softer construction data reduces one source of inflationary pressure, shifting rate expectations within hours.
Private construction spending was noted in the original report but the figure was cut off before a full breakdown was available. Investors watching the sector will want to see how the private versus public split shook out once the complete data is released.