US Construction Spending Rebounds in December

2026-02-27 15:09 By Luisa Carvalho 1 min. read

Construction spending in the US rose by 0.3% month-over-month in December 2025, following a 0.2% decrease in November, in line with market forecasts, delayed data showed.

This was the first monthly increase after three consecutive months of declines.

Private sector spending advanced 0.5% during the period, after easing by 0.2% in November, driven by a 1.5% gain in the residential segment, primarily new single-family projects (+1.6%) and, to a lesser extent, multi-family projects (+0.1%).

Conversely, spending on nonresidential structures like offices and factories decreased by 0.7%.

Meanwhile, public spending fell by 0.5%, after a 0.2% decrease in November, led by declines in both the residential (-2.7%) and nonresidential (-0.4%) segments.

On a yearly basis, construction spending shrank by 0.4%.

Considering the full year of 2025, construction spending shrank by 1.4% over a year ago.



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