Construction Spending During March 2018

Earlier today, the U.S. Census Bureau -- which is part of the Commerce Department -- released its Construction Spending report for March 2018:

Predicted: +0.5%
Actual: -1.7%

The yellow-highlighted percentage represents the month-to-month change in new public and private construction activity for the United States. The "predicted" figure is what economists were expecting, while the "actual" is the true or real figure.

• Estimated construction spending during March: $1,284,700,000.
  
  
• February 2018 (revised): $1,306,400,000.
   
• Change from 12 months previous: +3.6%.

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Construction Spending During March 2018

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• Click here to view the full Census Bureau report