Nonresidential Construction Spending Increased 0.7% in March

Key Takeaways
- National nonresidential construction spending increased by 0.7% in March.
- On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, nonresidential spending totaled $997.1 billion for the month.
- "Given the surprising resilience of construction activity in the face of ongoing interest rate increases and pervasive fe
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Business conditions at architecture firms saw a slight improvement in March, following declining billings during the last five months. The AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score of 50.4 for the month indicates that a slight majority of firms reported an increase in their firm billings this month.
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Nonresidential Construction Employment Decreased in March

According to data released Friday by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the national construction industry lost 9,000 jobs on net in March.
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Nonresidential Construction Spending Increased 0.4% in February

Key Takeaways
- National nonresidential construction spending increased by 0.4% in February.
- On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, nonresidential spending totaled $982.2 billion for the month.
- "Importantly, almost all of the nonresidential sector’s momentum is attributable to manufacturing-related constru
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February Construction Employment Increases by 24,000

According to data released today by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the national construction industry added 24,000 jobs on net in February.
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Nonresidential Construction Spending Increased 0.3% in January

Key Takeaways
- National nonresidential construction spending increased by 0.3% in January.
- On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, nonresidential spending totaled $968.7 billion for the month.
- "On a year-over-year basis, spending in the nonresidential sector continues to outpace inflation.