Construction spending down 0.2 percent
Construction spending during March was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,218.3 billion, 0.2 percent below the revised February estimate of $1,220.7 billion.
The March figure is 3.6 percent above the March 2016 estimate of $1,176.4 billion.
Spending on private construction was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $940.2 billion, nearly the same as the revised February estimate of $940.1 billion. Residential construction was 1.2 percent above February. Nonresidential construction was 1.3 percent below February.
In March, the estimated seasonally adjusted annual rate of public construction spending was $278.1 billion, 0.9 percent below the revised February estimate of $280.7 billion. Educational construction was 2.0 percent below February. Highway construction was 0.5 percent above February.
INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY MAGAZINE
The March/April issue of Industrial Supply magazine features an in-depth cover story about Joyce Lansdale and Vallen. Plus, we're featuring articles by contributing writers Dirk Beveridge, Frank Hurtte, and David Kahle, as well as interviews with numerous product and distribution industry experts.
