November U.S. Construction Spending Ticks Lower
ThinkstockThe U.S. Census Bureau reported this morning that construction spending in November fell by 0.3%, to an estimated seasonally adjusted annual rate of $866 billion, from a revised estimate of $868.2 billion from October. Compared with November 2011, spending is…
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The U.S. Census Bureau reported this morning that construction spending in November fell by 0.3%, to an estimated seasonally adjusted annual rate of $866 billion, from a revised estimate of $868.2 billion from October. Compared with November 2011, spending is up 7.7%. For the first 11 months of 2012, construction spending is up 9.2% year-over-year.
Spending on private residential construction rose 0.4%, compared with the revised October rate. Private nonresidential construction declined 0.7% and total private spending fell 0.2%.
In the private sector, single family residential construction is 29.4% higher than it was a year ago, and multifamily construction is up 45.9% from November 2011. Private commercial construction is up 6.8% year-over-year.
In the public sector, total spending is down 2.6% year-over-year, continuing a slide begun in September. Spending on educational facilities rose 0.1% month-over-month and fell 3.4% from November 2011. Public residential construction rose 1.5% month-over-month, but has fallen 14.2% year-over-year.
Residential construction picked up in November, likely due to rebuilding in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. But rates of growth in nonresidential construction are slowing.
Paul Ausick
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Paul Ausick has been writing for 247Wallst.com for more than a decade. He has written extensively on investing in the energy, defense, and technology sectors. In a previous life, he wrote technical documentation and managed a marketing communications group in Silicon Valley.
He has a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Chicago and now lives in Montana, where he fishes for trout in the summer and stays inside during the winter.
